The next time you go for a nature walk, try this fun activity (perfect for kids and adults) to discover what hitchhiking plants may have hitched a ride home with you!
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All posts by Susan M. Brackney
Susan M. Brackney is a Master Naturalist and author of four nonfiction books including Plan Bee: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Hardest-Working Creatures on the Planet.
Are You Spoiling Your Favorite Forests and Preserves With Invasive Plants? Be Part of the Solution with These Simple Steps
While hiking through woods and wetlands, some nature-lovers are compromising the “unspoiled” places they enjoy most. They don't mean to, of course. But scores of invasive, non-native plant species have made us all ...
READ MORE ›Striking Out in the Love Department? At Least You’re Not a Honey Bee. . .
With nearly endless exposure to pesticides, parasites, and more, the European honey bee (Apis mellifera) has certainly had its share of troubles. Still, even when life—and particularly “romance”—goes according ...
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