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How to Design a Deer-Resistant Woodland Garden with Native Plants (That Still Looks Intentional)

How to Design a Deer-Resistant Woodland Garden ...

The Problem: Shade + Deer Pressure = Constant Frustration If you’ve ever tried planting in a shaded woodland or backyard edge, you already know the challenge: Deer browse everything Shade...

How to Design a Deer-Resistant Woodland Garden ...

The Problem: Shade + Deer Pressure = Constant Frustration If you’ve ever tried planting in a shaded woodland or backyard edge, you already know the challenge: Deer browse everything Shade...

What to Plant After Removing Bradford Pear: Midwest Native Tree Replacement Guide

What to Plant After Removing Bradford Pear: Mid...

You Removed the Bradford Pear — Now What? Across the Midwest, landowners, municipalities, and restoration professionals are removing invasive Bradford pear trees to improve habitat quality and reduce ecological risk....

What to Plant After Removing Bradford Pear: Mid...

You Removed the Bradford Pear — Now What? Across the Midwest, landowners, municipalities, and restoration professionals are removing invasive Bradford pear trees to improve habitat quality and reduce ecological risk....

Saving the Sentinels: Protecting Midwest Oaks from Climate Whiplash

Saving the Sentinels: Protecting Midwest Oaks f...

Across the oak woodlands of Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin, a quiet but profound ecological shift is underway. Land managers are increasingly witnessing what many now call “climate whiplash” —...

Saving the Sentinels: Protecting Midwest Oaks f...

Across the oak woodlands of Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin, a quiet but profound ecological shift is underway. Land managers are increasingly witnessing what many now call “climate whiplash” —...

Restoration Deep Dive: Oak Barrens and Beech Forests of Southern Michigan

Restoration Deep Dive: Oak Barrens and Beech Fo...

Southern Michigan holds one of the Midwest’s most fascinating ecological contrasts: open, fire-dependent oak barrens and dense beech-maple forests. For landowners and restoration practitioners across the region - from Kalamazoo to...

Restoration Deep Dive: Oak Barrens and Beech Fo...

Southern Michigan holds one of the Midwest’s most fascinating ecological contrasts: open, fire-dependent oak barrens and dense beech-maple forests. For landowners and restoration practitioners across the region - from Kalamazoo to...

Native woodland restoration in northern Illinois with oak trees and understory plants

Consultation Spotlight: From Honeysuckle to Hab...

Restoring a Small Woodland Lot for Biodiversity When a northern Illinois landowner reached out to our team, her goal was simple but inspiring: transform her 0.8-acre wooded lot into a...

Consultation Spotlight: From Honeysuckle to Hab...

Restoring a Small Woodland Lot for Biodiversity When a northern Illinois landowner reached out to our team, her goal was simple but inspiring: transform her 0.8-acre wooded lot into a...

Native Plants and……Dragonflies?

Native Plants and……Dragonflies?

Have you ever considered how planting native plants can benefit other, non-pollinator insects?

Native Plants and……Dragonflies?

Have you ever considered how planting native plants can benefit other, non-pollinator insects?