Gardening

Serious gardeners and suppliers of composting tools have posted lots of good advice on the internet about how to compost.  The focus in this article is on encouraging your best backyard...

Many insects overwinter in leaf litter, including bees and butterflies! As the leaves break down, they will fertilize your garden and help build topsoil. If you really have to...

Dorchester’s beloved Mill Pond depends on a Carolinian ecosystem that extends beyond property lines.

An...

This guide is an introduction to some of the more common native plants found within Essex County. You will find photos and identification tips to help you identify locally common native plants at...

For the benefit of those who don’t have regular conversations with plants, I came up with a new way of speaking for the trees.

Background

I’m a conservation biologist. It’s a...

What is a Seed Strategy?

The goal is to scale-up a small amount of local, wild seed, so that we can pay it forward and grow our collective capacity to do high quality habitat...