Coneflower Blossoming
This Eastern Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpure) is one of many that are about to pop open and provide food for our pollinators all summer long. I cannot wait to see what shows up in our gardens and yards – the bees, the butterflies, and the unexpected. The plant has a beautiful look to it even before the flower explodes with stunning colors. Every single bit of nature is art! Scott Kruitbosch Conservation & Outreach Coordinator
Read MoreSwamp Milkweed
The Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) is on the way! These wonderfully helpful pollinator plants, beloved by the Monarch butterfly for feeding and egg laying, will be blooming soon enough. I am looking forward to seeing all sorts of butterflies and other insects enjoying the nectar this summer. Have you planted any beneficial and native pollinator plants in your yard? What are you hoping to spot feeding on them? Go see what you can find this weekend in the great outdoors… Scott Kruitbosch Conservation & Outreach Coordinator
Read MoreBlue-winged Warbler
This was one chatty Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera)! You can practically hear the beeeeee bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz in these pictures. What have you been hearing lately?
Read MoreConeflower Spiral
Speaking of coneflowers, this Echinacea milkshake coneflower plant is going to start blossoming soon. I loved the infinite spiral look to it here with such an artistic appearance. It seems more like a painting than a natural part of the garden, but nature is art, and green is good! Scott Kruitbosch Conservation & Outreach Coordinator
Read MoreCandy-striped Leafhopper (Graphocephala coccinea)
I came across this Candy-striped Leafhopper (Graphocephala coccinea) yesterday morning while camera-less and with my dog. At that point it was, of course, sitting on top of one of the petals of this coneflower in the bright morning sun, looking wonderful. By the time I grabbed my camera and went back over there it had hidden itself on the underside of the flower. The constant northwest wind as of late was blowing the plant all over the place, making a capture even harder. This was the best I could do of a species I would love to see and photograph properly again soon. There is so much...
Read MoreWelcome PWA Crew Leaders!
Please join us in welcoming Heather Zimba and Adolf Zollinger as this year’s Project Wild America Youth Ambassador crew leaders! Heather and Adolf will be leading our high school ambassadors throughout the summer as our natural history studies and educational outreach continues within the city of Jamestown. They are both excellent students involved in Jamestown Community College’s environmental science program and each have worked with the Roger Tory Peterson Institute in the past. Adolf worked as a crew member during last year’s iteration of Project Wild America and...
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