Swamp 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 Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis)
Here’s some Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis) as photographed recently by RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser.
Read MorePainted Trillium (Trillium undulatum)
One of these days I’ll stop posting pictures of Painted Trillium (Trillium undulatum), but they’re just too pretty not to… Twan Leenders RTPI President
Read MoreCanada Warbler
This Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) looks like a jewel in the cheery spring scene here as captured by Twan. Let’s hope it decides to stay in the Chautauqua-Allegheny region to breed! That necklace is such a wonderful accessory.
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