by Susan | May 5, 2016 | biodiversity, Chemicals in the Environment, Children and Nature, Climate change and the Environment, Creating a Wildlife Friendly Backyard, Earth Day, Environmental Health, going green, Green and Natural Ideas, How You Can Help, urban farming and composting, water quality
As Autumn approaches in Melbourne, many householders are starting to prepare their gardens for the colder months and taking care of the little jobs that may have passed them by. The season plays an important role in how well your plants, trees and foliage will do...
by Susan | Oct 7, 2015 | Amphibian habitat loss, biodiversity, Chemicals in the Environment, Creating a Wildlife Friendly Backyard, Environmental Health, Fracking, How You Can Help, water quality
There is a lot of debate about fracking in the United States right now. There are valid arguments and scientific studies on both sides of the argument. This can make it hard to figure out who’s ultimately correct. On one hand, environmental activists argue that...
by Susan | Apr 5, 2015 | Amphibian & Wildlife Bloggers, Amphibian Education Programs, biodiversity, Chytrid disease, chytrid fungus, Climate change and frogs, Climate change and the Environment, Deforestation and amphibians, Deforestation and frogs, Eco Interviews, Environmental Books, Environmental Health, Frog Conservation, Frog People, Frogs and Medicine, Frogs and the Rainforest, How You Can Help, Learn about Frogs, Literary Amphibians, newly discovered frogs, People Helping Frogs and Toads, Photographing Frogs and Toads, water quality, wildlife conservation
The phone is ringing and a friend is excited to tell me there’s a discussion about frogs right now on WNYC radio. Robin Moore, the author and photographer of “In Search of Lost Frogs,” is being interviewed on the Leonard Lopate Show (The Conservation Efforts Trying to...
by Susan | Mar 23, 2015 | Creating a Wildlife Friendly Backyard, Environmental Health, How You Can Help, People Helping Frogs and Toads, water quality, wildlife conservation
The water in your garden pond is very sensitive to change. Depending on a number of factors, a pond can soon go from crystal clear to pea soup without any apparent explanation. You will quickly learn that pond pollutants can hide in the clearest water. Filtration An...
