https://www.firstlighthabitats.com/blog daily 0.75 2025-07-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1649606694880-9VAO6Y70W6QAQF0G1GIJ/TopBanner1.jpg Blog https://www.firstlighthabitats.com/blog/how-do-bears-hibernate-bears-in-winter-part2 monthly 0.5 2026-03-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1513287260135-21YQCZKJ8UHA542YD4QA/Black+bear+mother+and+cub+in+den+tree Blog - How do bears hibernate? Bears in Winter Part 2 - Make it stand out This is not what most people imagine when they picture a bear’s den, but hibernating black bears routinely den and give birth in the safe and sheltered environment of a hollow standing tree (note the young cub peeking up from under the mother). This image was captured as part of the long-running black bear study in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (photo: Frank T. van Manen, my internship supervisor at the University of Tennessee in 1993). A common den tree species was Tulip Poplar (also known as Tulip Tree, Liriodendron tulipifera), a fact that has stayed with me as I recommend this wonderful native tree to clients in New England 20+ years later. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1774296885830-AXDV259H0B4J9DL1J3QW/IFW_2592.jpg Blog - How do bears hibernate? Bears in Winter Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1774296896210-LDC16CQ9S1IQAWKK4CQX/IFW_2600.jpg Blog - How do bears hibernate? Bears in Winter Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1774296920889-O6BVU654E9WOQHLTVRBK/IFW_2608.jpg Blog - How do bears hibernate? Bears in Winter Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1774296927475-FH166L8U6IB7J6E3G0ZS/IFW_2615.jpg Blog - How do bears hibernate? Bears in Winter Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1584665315789-V2WH749A3SX8UVAUQHEY/The%2BPersonal%2BEcologist%2B-Asters%2B%2526%2BLaughter%2BReSized.jpg Blog - How do bears hibernate? Bears in Winter Part 2 #ThePersonalEcologist I co-create biodiverse habitats with eco-minded stewards throughout the Northeast - at any scale. I have 30 years of experience and a lifelong commitment to wildlife conservation. Read My Story. https://www.firstlighthabitats.com/blog/why-do-bears-hibernate-bears-in-winter-part1 monthly 0.5 2026-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/7b257154-aafa-4980-8411-6ade0039b399/Spunky+Mama+Bear+at+19+in+2016.jpg Blog - Why do bears hibernate? Bears in Winter Part 1 - Make it stand out A female black bear at her den in northern Maine (photo: Iain Stenhouse). My family and I were visiting this den as guests of the field crew of the Maine Black Bear Study in 2016. I had handled this bear as a 2 year-old in 1999, and again as a 4 year-old in 2001 when I was on the den crew. Seeing “Spunky” again at 19 years old — with her three healthy cubs — with my husband and young daughter in tow, was the joy of a lifetime! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/b7402773-87be-457f-b60a-0c1df836c128/Maine+Winter+Light+by+The+Personal+Ecologist.jpg Blog - Why do bears hibernate? Bears in Winter Part 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1584665315789-V2WH749A3SX8UVAUQHEY/The%2BPersonal%2BEcologist%2B-Asters%2B%2526%2BLaughter%2BReSized.jpg Blog - Why do bears hibernate? Bears in Winter Part 1 #ThePersonalEcologist I co-create biodiverse habitats with eco-minded stewards throughout the Northeast - at any scale. I have 30 years of experience and a lifelong commitment to wildlife conservation. Read My Story. https://www.firstlighthabitats.com/blog/plan-your-habitat-garden monthly 0.5 2026-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/2cebfb8e-2dc4-459c-b6c6-df808a231be9/Wild+By+Design+Habitat+-+Shana+Hostetter+photo.JPG Blog - Plan Your Habitat Garden Habitat garden in Brunswick, Maine designed by First Light Wildlife Habitats & Larkspur Design (photo: Shana Hostetter). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/9da57e1f-bdf4-440b-bba0-4753b71c52f8/Habitat+Garden+in+Maine.jpg Blog - Plan Your Habitat Garden The lush, inviting habitat of a client property after my recommendations were implemented (photo: courtesy of the client). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1613342012339-1YS6B9A5E4I36D8OTDV0/Winterberry+Bluebird+Box+First+Light+Client+Property+-+photo+Deb+Perkins.jpg Blog - Plan Your Habitat Garden Bluebird box and Common Winterberry (Ilex verticillata) on a client’s rural landscape in Parsonsfield (photo: Deb Perkins). Please note: while the persistent fruits of Winterberry are valuable to bluebirds, this nest box should not have been erected so close to shrubs and trees because nest predators can easily gain access to the box. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1584999259401-988QC9TXY3NK66LX0EMB/The%2BPersonal%2BEcologist%2B-Asters%2B%2526%2BLaughter%2BReSized.jpg Blog - Plan Your Habitat Garden #ThePersonalEcologist I partner with eco-minded landowners to create thriving wildlife habitats in their backyards, gardens, fields and farms, woods or campuses - at any scale. I have 25 years of experience in my field, and a lifelong commitment to wildlife conservation. 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I have 30 years of experience and a lifelong commitment to wildlife conservation. Read My Story. https://www.firstlighthabitats.com/blog/carnivore-coexistence-leopolds-wise-words-part-1 monthly 0.5 2026-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1516216418087-A29JWI9AIYAIKSBS1VS1/Pixabay+Coyote+YNP+1201910279+_preview.jpeg Blog - Carnivore Coexistence (Leopold's Wise Words - Part 1) Coyotes are considered a “keystone species” because they have a disproportionately large effect in the natural community, compared to other species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/8555f450-564c-46d8-95b6-e6c4659fcd4d/AldoLeopold_atTheShack_1940.jpg Blog - Carnivore Coexistence (Leopold's Wise Words - Part 1) Aldo Leopold at The Shack,1940. Photo used by permission from The Aldo Leopold Foundation. 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Read My Story. https://www.firstlighthabitats.com/blog/dead-and-dying-trees-are-key-to-life monthly 0.5 2026-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/df7f988d-8cc4-4b64-8ab7-b6deb9c68e3e/Eastern+Screech+Owl+in+Canco+Woods+by+Jeff+Stanton.jpg Blog - Dead and Dying Trees are Key to Life - Make it stand out Eastern Screech Owl in the Canco Woods of Portland, Maine (photo by Jeff Stanton). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1544028509817-LF4NB7PM8HV2PFWZ416V/IMG_5735.jpg Blog - Dead and Dying Trees are Key to Life Northern Flickers, a type of woodpecker, use holes (or cavities) in decaying trees for nesting, shelter, and foraging. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1513284117619-Q3IQ3QSYRPOC0BFUHO9J/DenTreeGSMNPSow%26Cub_HighRes.jpg Blog - Dead and Dying Trees are Key to Life Hibernating black bears routinely den and give birth in the safe and sheltered environment of a hollow standing tree (note the young cub peeking up from under the mother; photo: Frank T. van Manen). 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Read My Story. https://www.firstlighthabitats.com/blog/beechnuts-superfoodforbearsandotherwildlife monthly 0.5 2026-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1506028427099-DOSI8THIA8PQH7XKBPDF/20170920_101810-COLLAGE.jpg Blog - Beechnuts - Superfood for Bears & Other Wildlife In the 1990s I worked on a number of black bear studies and visited winter dens to help collect reproductive and survival data (left); beechnuts gathered at the base of an old, gnarly tree near my home -this year is a big nut year (right)! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1506025765460-FS8G7SU8XWU8WGIWK1G1/scan0001.jpg Blog - Beechnuts - Superfood for Bears & Other Wildlife Weighing a 3-month old bear cub in the North Maine Woods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1506026408815-698DWH8RJ9PUNHZWXGAW/Me%26BearScarredBeechJerichoVT_withSusanMorse-COLLAGE.jpg Blog - Beechnuts - Superfood for Bears & Other Wildlife A bear-scarred “Super Beech” in Vermont (showing claw marks), regularly climbed by bears to feed on the nuts (left); an old, diseased beech that is nonetheless producing a huge nut crop this year (right). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1588514888988-VVV9LWYAB9CM64LMLNGX/The%2BPersonal%2BEcologist%2B-Asters%2B%2526%2BLaughter%2BReSized.jpg Blog - Beechnuts - Superfood for Bears & Other Wildlife #ThePersonalEcologist I co-create biodiverse habitats with eco-minded stewards throughout the Northeast - at any scale. 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I have 30 years of experience and a lifelong commitment to wildlife conservation. Read My Story. https://www.firstlighthabitats.com/blog/golden-crowned-kinglets-in-winter monthly 0.5 2026-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1613770677821-L2C5FJQJ6EK6YITRS9KS/Golden-crowned+Kinglet+x+Dana+Greindl+Bowdoin+01.10.2020-reSized.jpg Blog - The Golden-crowned Kinglet: A Royally Charming Winter Resident - Great Golden Golden-crowned Kinglet in winterberry - Bowdoin, Maine (photo: Dana Greindl of DWG Photography) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1584665315789-V2WH749A3SX8UVAUQHEY/The%2BPersonal%2BEcologist%2B-Asters%2B%2526%2BLaughter%2BReSized.jpg Blog - The Golden-crowned Kinglet: A Royally Charming Winter Resident #ThePersonalEcologist I co-create biodiverse habitats with eco-minded stewards throughout the Northeast - at any scale. I have 30 years of experience and a lifelong commitment to wildlife conservation. 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I have 30 years of experience and a lifelong commitment to wildlife conservation. Read My Story. https://www.firstlighthabitats.com/blog/wild-geranium-in-flower monthly 0.5 2023-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1590972947807-Q2UKBDQJYHNGD9YW1VY5/Geranium+maculatum+Phenology+Note+Word+Swag_ReSized.png Blog - Wild Geranium in Flower Wild geranium/spotted crane’s-bill (Geranium maculatum; photos: Deborah Perkins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1584665315789-V2WH749A3SX8UVAUQHEY/The%2BPersonal%2BEcologist%2B-Asters%2B%2526%2BLaughter%2BReSized.jpg Blog - Wild Geranium in Flower #ThePersonalEcologist I co-create biodiverse habitats with eco-minded stewards throughout the Northeast - at any scale. I have 30 years of experience and a lifelong commitment to wildlife conservation. 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Based on its location, the diameter of the cavity, and the south-facing aspect - this is the perfect natural nesting habitat for our beloved bluebirds (photo: Deb Perkins). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1584665315789-V2WH749A3SX8UVAUQHEY/The%2BPersonal%2BEcologist%2B-Asters%2B%2526%2BLaughter%2BReSized.jpg Blog - Attracting Bluebirds without Boxes #ThePersonalEcologist I co-create biodiverse habitats with eco-minded stewards throughout the Northeast - at any scale. I have 30 years of experience and a lifelong commitment to wildlife conservation. 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Read My Story. https://www.firstlighthabitats.com/blog/sky-dancing-phenology-note monthly 0.5 2026-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1584920222039-NRJLW70M5OGMI71KVTOE/american_woodcock_flight_display_mockup-ReSized.jpg Blog - Sky Dancing Lang Elliot, www.musicofnature.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1584665315789-V2WH749A3SX8UVAUQHEY/The%2BPersonal%2BEcologist%2B-Asters%2B%2526%2BLaughter%2BReSized.jpg Blog - Sky Dancing #ThePersonalEcologist I co-create biodiverse habitats with eco-minded stewards throughout the Northeast - at any scale. I have 30 years of experience and a lifelong commitment to wildlife conservation. Read My Story. https://www.firstlighthabitats.com/blog/fox-kits-phenology-note monthly 0.5 2023-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1584921809197-2A6LZBAUNIR3BTBZLCDJ/Fox+Kits+Rachael+Darrah+ReSizedjpg.jpg Blog - Fox Kits Being Born fox kits (Captured Moments Photography: Rachael Darrah) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1584665315789-V2WH749A3SX8UVAUQHEY/The%2BPersonal%2BEcologist%2B-Asters%2B%2526%2BLaughter%2BReSized.jpg Blog - Fox Kits Being Born #ThePersonalEcologist I co-create biodiverse habitats with eco-minded stewards throughout the Northeast - at any scale. I have 30 years of experience and a lifelong commitment to wildlife conservation. Read My Story. https://www.firstlighthabitats.com/blog/corvids-phenology-note monthly 0.5 2024-02-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1584664657425-5E5E08AATIKVHZM5RJDY/RavenKatahdin_by_EricHoarReSized.jpg Blog - Corvids a-Courtin’ Raven on Mt. Katahdin by Eric Hoar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1584665315789-V2WH749A3SX8UVAUQHEY/The%2BPersonal%2BEcologist%2B-Asters%2B%2526%2BLaughter%2BReSized.jpg Blog - Corvids a-Courtin’ #ThePersonalEcologist I co-create biodiverse habitats with eco-minded stewards throughout the Northeast - at any scale. I have 30 years of experience and a lifelong commitment to wildlife conservation. Read My Story. https://www.firstlighthabitats.com/blog/phenologynotes monthly 0.5 2023-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1554169470376-I35DHS80S4G7MZAZC92O/Fox+Kits+Rachael+Darrah.jpg Blog - Phenology Notes: Witnessing The Seasons of our Wild World https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1584997294141-JZVV4E5INAUR9OMY9X94/The%2BPersonal%2BEcologist%2B-Asters%2B%2526%2BLaughter%2BReSized.jpg Blog - Phenology Notes: Witnessing The Seasons of our Wild World #ThePersonalEcologist I co-create biodiverse habitats with eco-minded stewards throughout the Northeast - at any scale. I have 30 years of experience and a lifelong commitment to wildlife conservation. Read My Story. https://www.firstlighthabitats.com/blog/wild-reads-we-took-to-the-woods monthly 0.5 2023-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1585101116996-093J51QNCUR4QY2VN44T/Cabin+Campfire.jpg Blog - Wild Reads: We Took to The Woods https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1587934817333-0GIYV3VSU9QZYTE6MRMW/The%2BPersonal%2BEcologist%2B-Asters%2B%2526%2BLaughter%2BReSized.jpg Blog - Wild Reads: We Took to The Woods #ThePersonalEcologist I partner with eco-minded landowners to create thriving wildlife habitats in their backyards, gardens, fields and farms, woods or campuses - at any scale. I have 25 years of experience in my field, and a lifelong commitment to wildlife conservation. Read My Story. https://www.firstlighthabitats.com/blog/winterberry monthly 0.5 2023-12-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1543337982113-K6Q58J12U7HIZ8RQP7SB/WinterberryManyStems.jpg Blog - Winterberry: The Gift that Keeps on Giving Winterberry exploding with color on a powerline in Cumberland, Maine. Photo by Deborah Perkins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1543339102756-0X9DZQMFVJR8KLISPZYR/20171127_174837.jpg Blog - Winterberry: The Gift that Keeps on Giving Winterberry bunches for sale at a local nursery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1587934610785-8F6R743HHXOD3WPIHIAQ/The%2BPersonal%2BEcologist%2B-Asters%2B%2526%2BLaughter%2BReSized.jpg Blog - Winterberry: The Gift that Keeps on Giving #ThePersonalEcologist I co-create biodiverse habitats with eco-minded stewards throughout the Northeast - at any scale. I have 30 years of experience and a lifelong commitment to wildlife conservation. Read My Story. https://www.firstlighthabitats.com/blog/where-have-all-the-whip-poor-wills-gone monthly 0.5 2023-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1587763928000-NUZJRA5L76F2LJIDIXXN/whipPoorWill+x+Sue+Barth+Flickr.jpg Blog - Where Have All the Whip-poor-wills Gone? The Whip-poor-will prefers forest habitat adjacent to large clearings (photo: Sue Barth, ChirpsandCheeps.com). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1534453990309-AP4IFHZ783RPUN8QB8ZH/42957576072_9df80a54a9_z.jpg Blog - Where Have All the Whip-poor-wills Gone? Whip-poor-wills do not build a nest, but lay eggs on the open ground (photo: Mark Lotterhand on Flickr). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1587678209894-AZZT9LV237B2NRQP0V90/The%2BPersonal%2BEcologist%2B-Asters%2B%2526%2BLaughter%2BReSized.jpg Blog - Where Have All the Whip-poor-wills Gone? #ThePersonalEcologist I co-create biodiverse habitats with eco-minded stewards throughout the Northeast - at any scale. I have 30 years of experience and a lifelong commitment to wildlife conservation. Read My Story. https://www.firstlighthabitats.com/blog/warm-welcome-wild-bees monthly 0.5 2025-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/bf5a79a3-645e-4cf7-800d-58a1ff9c0596/mining+bee+nest+.jpg Blog - Give a Warm Welcome to Wild Bees (Super-pollinators Part 2) Mining bee in ground nest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1529639002805-JCBAX1RYZG9BB3O4EV3F/hotel-1737373_1920-COLLAGE.jpg Blog - Give a Warm Welcome to Wild Bees (Super-pollinators Part 2) Artificial nesting structures, or "bee hotels" mimic natural nesting habitat (e.g., the hollow stems of woody plants and small holes in dead, standing trees). These structures can be highly variable, artistic, and are most appropriate in urban habitats where natural nesting sites are lacking. For suburban and rural habitats it is better to provide natural nesting structures instead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1529637285751-BF7EYAUMV2QWGZOVA41B/20160712_155126.jpg Blog - Give a Warm Welcome to Wild Bees (Super-pollinators Part 2) Leafcutter bees (Megachilids) plug their egg cells (nests/tunnels) with pieces of chewed leaves that they have specially cut for nest construction and protection. Osmia bees are leafcutter bees that are important pollinators of blueberries in Maine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1587934490171-PIZAWDH7XWUCMH56U279/The%2BPersonal%2BEcologist%2B-Asters%2B%2526%2BLaughter%2BReSized.jpg Blog - Give a Warm Welcome to Wild Bees (Super-pollinators Part 2) #ThePersonalEcologist I co-create biodiverse habitats with eco-minded stewards throughout the Northeast - at any scale. I have 30 years of experience and a lifelong commitment to wildlife conservation. Read My Story. https://www.firstlighthabitats.com/blog/thewonderofwildbees monthly 0.5 2025-09-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1526411654846-MVOAHSNLKT33EY2OG34X/Agapostemon+texanus++male.jpg Blog - The Wonder of Wild Bees (Super-pollinators Part 1) Metallic green sweat bee (Agapostemon texanus) on coneflower (Echinacea spp.). Photo: Kathy Keatley Garvey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1526484002896-QUD99JI3GN06EJ6K36ZG/Osmia+Maine.jpg Blog - The Wonder of Wild Bees (Super-pollinators Part 1) A mason bee (Osmia simillima), collected in Acadia National Park, Maine. Bees in the genus Osmia are one our most economically significant native bees because of their pollinator services to orchards and other crops. See more of the USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab's images here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1526483905139-93UDY1EHERJOG3GAPMYJ/Tri-coloredBombusSheilaWakefield.JPG Blog - The Wonder of Wild Bees (Super-pollinators Part 1) Tri-colored/orange-belted bumble bee (Bombus ternarius) on blueberry blossoms. This species is one of at least 13 bumble bee species present in Maine (17 species were historically known but the Maine Bumble Bee Atlas documented just 13 of those 17 species in 2015). Photo: Sheila Wakefield of Sheila's Maine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1526483086427-5Z3CXALWZX7JDHGDM4R6/Andrena+on+coneflower+by+Alex+Wild+Flickr+Public+Domain+.jpg Blog - The Wonder of Wild Bees (Super-pollinators Part 1) Pollen-covered mining bee (Andrena spp.) on coneflower. Photo: Alex Wild, Insects Unlocked. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1587934414155-6WV05VLZ4ATIWWRXLE5Z/The%2BPersonal%2BEcologist%2B-Asters%2B%2526%2BLaughter%2BReSized.jpg Blog - The Wonder of Wild Bees (Super-pollinators Part 1) #ThePersonalEcologist I co-create biodiverse habitats with eco-minded stewards throughout the Northeast - at any scale. I have 30 years of experience and a lifelong commitment to wildlife conservation. Read My Story. https://www.firstlighthabitats.com/blog/savingsongbirdsstartswithcoffee monthly 0.5 2023-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1524187588771-8B1589GOQIDGB8N2GKL1/5.+Coffee+%28%C2%A9Scott+Weidensaul%29.jpeg Blog - Saving Songbirds Starts with Your Morning Coffee Coffee “cherries,” freshly picked and ready to be processed. Ripening beneath the shade of an intact, functioning forest, traditional shade-grown coffee produces beans with superior flavor while preserving critical bird habitat. (©Scott Weidensaul) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1524171192315-YGILN8DZBRH04WBLZSSB/Coffee_Plantation.jpg Blog - Saving Songbirds Starts with Your Morning Coffee Sun grown coffee plantation in Brazil. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1524146889208-VT9DJNOLJB9EOJ7ZE9MC/1.+Nica.+Bird-friendly+landscape+%28%C2%A9Scott+Weidensaul%29.jpeg Blog - Saving Songbirds Starts with Your Morning Coffee What a “Bird Friendly” landscape looks like. Almost everything in this photo of the northern Nicaraguan highlands, to the horizon, is a traditional shade coffee farm, certified as both USDA Organic and “Bird Friendly” by the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center. (©Scott Weidensaul) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1524147307725-95JOBMJ5CXJ7SW7TV4XT/Warbler%2C+Chestnut+Sided%2C+Holland%2C+Vt+8x10-COLLAGE.jpg Blog - Saving Songbirds Starts with Your Morning Coffee Bird Friendly® coffee plantations provide quality habitat for the Yellow Warbler (upper left), Magnolia Warbler (upper right), Chestnut-sided Warbler (lower left) and Baltimore Oriole (lower right) on their wintering grounds. Warbler photos by Doug Gimler; oriole photo - Pixabay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1587934347482-YCBOAEINCM51Y0KGEL6A/The%2BPersonal%2BEcologist%2B-Asters%2B%2526%2BLaughter%2BReSized.jpg Blog - Saving Songbirds Starts with Your Morning Coffee #ThePersonalEcologist I co-create biodiverse habitats with eco-minded stewards throughout the Northeast - at any scale. I have 30 years of experience and a lifelong commitment to wildlife conservation. Read My Story. https://www.firstlighthabitats.com/blog/wildlife-habitat-design-in-a-wounded-world monthly 0.5 2025-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1521648817837-OPV5EXAUEQFMSJOAFMM4/gardening-tools-1478547_1280.jpg Blog - Wildlife Habitat Design in A Wounded World https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1521650407631-YM6YOX1BN0MCGKCUX1EI/lynx-981708_1920.jpg Blog - Wildlife Habitat Design in A Wounded World Canada lynx https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1521650806241-QBZFE58QMSQH1ID6FVED/70-20161006_124949.jpg Blog - Wildlife Habitat Design in A Wounded World Leave fallen trees on the forest floor or along wooded edges. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1587934189574-8PSWVDIWQI7UFMD6Z309/The%2BPersonal%2BEcologist%2B-Asters%2B%2526%2BLaughter%2BReSized.jpg Blog - Wildlife Habitat Design in A Wounded World #ThePersonalEcologist I co-create biodiverse habitats with eco-minded stewards throughout the Northeast - at any scale. I have 30 years of experience and a lifelong commitment to wildlife conservation. Read My Story. https://www.firstlighthabitats.com/blog/intelligent-tinkering-leopolds-wise-words-part-2 monthly 0.5 2023-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/60bab368-3895-4a94-87b1-196d28a2d976/MyMeadowGarden_ThePersonalEcologist+-Resized.jpg Blog - “Intelligent Tinkering” - How to Boost Biodiversity at Home (Leopold’s Wise Words Part 2) My own meadow garden and wooded edge habitats in Poland Spring, Maine (Photo by Deb Perkins). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1518618475334-V4QKF74VM97H9B25D96Z/Andrena+USGS+Drogge+Lab.jpg Blog - “Intelligent Tinkering” - How to Boost Biodiversity at Home (Leopold’s Wise Words Part 2) A mining bee (Andrenid) collected on goldenrod in Maine. Note the abundance of pollen over the hairy body of the entire bee (photo: USGS bee inventory on Flickr). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1519696635057-BRV7A7I36UAG1WAS56QZ/cog+n+wheel+capture.JPG Blog - “Intelligent Tinkering” - How to Boost Biodiversity at Home (Leopold’s Wise Words Part 2) Write here... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1518618781362-I68CQD3N53W44N1K2BFO/Warbler%2C+Yellowthroat%2C+Morgan%2C+Vt+8x10.jpg Blog - “Intelligent Tinkering” - How to Boost Biodiversity at Home (Leopold’s Wise Words Part 2) The Common Yellowthroat is found in a wide range of habitats including thickets, wet marshy areas, and edges (see #3, below). The population has declined 38% since the mid-60s (photo: Doug Gimler www.nekwildlifephoto.com). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1587933831072-IXGA7GEJO1W4AY0NZTIV/The%2BPersonal%2BEcologist%2B-Asters%2B%2526%2BLaughter%2BReSized.jpg Blog - “Intelligent Tinkering” - How to Boost Biodiversity at Home (Leopold’s Wise Words Part 2) #ThePersonalEcologist I co-create biodiverse habitats with eco-minded stewards throughout the Northeast - at any scale. I have 30 years of experience and a lifelong commitment to wildlife conservation. Read My Story. https://www.firstlighthabitats.com/blog/invasiveplants monthly 0.5 2023-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1510677863061-4GFNJXA48QP4CVKFNQ7L/Honeysuckle+Understory+Poland+Spring+Hill.png Blog - A Top Threat to Biodiversity: Invasive Plants Non-native honeysuckle shrubs dominate this forest understory and have choked out native plants on Ricker Hill in Poland Spring, Maine. You can see this for yourself on Route 26, just across the road from The Lodge at the Poland Spring Resort. The dense green thicket below the trees are all invasive honeysuckle shrubs, native to Asia, which have altogether out-competed the plants that should be growing in this forest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1510702913960-2EJEO0LM583QPHS7G793/JapaneseKnotweed.png Blog - A Top Threat to Biodiversity: Invasive Plants Japanese Knotweed is one of the most invasive plants in the world and is notoriously difficult to remove once established. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58c303c61e5b6c36784dcfdb/1510706224241-DAP0YZ8FATJ0JQ8SMT7Y/Uprooter_Collage_Watermarked.jpg Blog - A Top Threat to Biodiversity: Invasive Plants For larger stems that can't be hand-pulled, use the Uprooter (a heavy duty professional tool designed to pull woody plants). 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