I would also recommend reading more books on the importance of protecting Turtle Island!

A deep dive thought experiment into a sensitive subject in the hopes that we can all grow and push ourselves to do better.

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Great info as usual. Human fear really causes significant destruction to Mother Earth.
Black Bears here in Indiana were eradicated by mid 1800s 😔

Great discussion! This forest management is living with with nature not exploiting it
#nature #forestry #ecoforestry #wildlife #birds #fungi #trees #nerdyaboutnature
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What a site it would’ve been to witness first hand these native woodlands at their peak

Trumpet honeysuckle also attracts hummingbirds, birds, native bees, moths and butterflies. The berries is better food source for birds than the Amur honeysuckle #nativebees #hummingbirds #birds

Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) destroy native ecosystems & reduce plant diversity. Plant native Trumpet Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens). It’s host plant for Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon) and Snowberry clearwing (Hemaris diffinis) #invasive #ecosystem #honeysuckle #hostplant #grownative

#invasive #ecosystem #honeysuckle #wildlife #hostplant #grownative #ecoregion

That’s awesome! Since we finally got a real snow here in south central Indiana, it’s been great walking around to see where the birds feed on the native plants that are still standing. The snow gives a great visual of where a bird has been eating the seeds still on dead stems. #nativeplants

Correct me if I’m wrong I believe the government also promoted bush honeysuckle for soil erosion prevention.

Love finding the spicebush swallowtail (Papilio troilus) caterpillar on the spicebush! Found this one few years back

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)

#birds #Nature