When Is the Right Time to Start Your Backyard Composter?
Vermont became the first state to mandate composting of food scraps. While this was the first state-wide mandate, there are cities across the U.S. that have also discussed or implemented laws requiring food waste to go into composters instead of the trash. California is set to start its mandatory food waste composting requirement in 2022. You’ve […]
Wildlife flock to backyards for food from people
A new study helps explain why some animals are sometimes more often found in suburban areas than wild ones.
Habitat for Rattlesnakes: Sunnier but Riskier
Conservation efforts that open up the canopy of overgrown habitat for threatened timber rattlesnakes are beneficial to snakes but could come at a cost, according to a new study.
Sunnier but riskier
(Penn State) Conservation efforts that open up the canopy of overgrown habitat for threatened timber rattlesnakes are beneficial to snakes but could come at a cost, according to a new study.
Why do squirrels spend their time in trees and chipmunks prefer the ground?
At first glance, it’s easy to mistake a squirrel for a chipmunk. Especially when you spot one, twitching and darting across the yard like an electrified muppet. But given a closer look, the differences between these rodents become obvious. Chipmunks…
This Week on Explore – May 1, 2020
This week we partnered with TikTok to bring viewers #NatureAtHome. Check out our TikTok page for more nature highlights that will make you laugh and smile! It has been quite the exciting season for the Charlo Osprey. With geese taking…
This Week on Explore – May 1, 2020
This week we partnered with TikTok to bring viewers #NatureAtHome. Check out our TikTok page for more nature highlights that will make you laugh and smile! It has been quite the exciting season for the Charlo Osprey. With geese taking…
This Week on Explore – May 1, 2020
This week we partnered with TikTok to bring viewers #NatureAtHome. Check out our TikTok page for more nature highlights that will make you laugh and smile! It has been quite the exciting season for the Charlo Osprey. With geese taking…
This Week on Explore – May 1, 2020
This week we partnered with TikTok to bring viewers #NatureAtHome. Check out our TikTok page for more nature highlights that will make you laugh and smile! It has been quite the exciting season for the Charlo Osprey. With geese taking…
This Week on Explore – April 17, 2020
Another week full of life! The Chesapeake Conservancy welcomed two new Great Blue Heron chicks AND three new Peregrine Falcon chicks! Another week has gone by and now it’s time to unwind by listening to soothing rain sounds in Africa….
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