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PERSONAL REFLECTIONS ABOUT ECOLOGY, GARDENING FOR WILDLIFE AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
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Turtles Crossing Gardening for Wildlife Towards Ecological Sustainability

English - Backyard Habitat, Ecology, Gardening For Wildlife
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Turtles Crossing · 3W ago

What’s in a Name?

So I have had several people ask me why I called my blog “Turtle’s Crossing” if it is not only about turtles? Well, this title seemed to ring true to me for a couple of reasons. First the original idea for this blog was born one night while I was participating in my very first [...]
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Turtles Crossing · 1M ago

Old Ideas With a New Twist

As a parent of an elementary age child something that is always not far from my mind is how to infuse in my son a bond with, and respect for, our natural world. We live in such a different society than we did when I was a child. There was a freedom for creative and [...]
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Turtles Crossing · 2M ago

Hiding in Plain Sight

If you are lucky enough to live near a body of water such as a pond or a wetland you, like me, are  experiencing the chorus of spring peepers and maybe even wood frogs. Over the past two weeks the male frogs of both species have returned to their native pools or ponds and are [...]
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Turtles Crossing · 2M ago

Spring Has Sprung!

On Tuesday morning as I dragged my sorry self out of bed something felt different.  I couldn’t quite pin it down. It wasn’t until as I juggled briefcase, purse, coffee cup and keys did it click. The red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) were BACK!  I heard a cacophony of conk-la-ree! song from
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Turtles Crossing · 2M ago

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Turtles Crossing · 2M ago

Voles, Moles and Shrews, Oh what shall I do!

At least we can say the March came in like a lion… However, I am still finding it very hard to believe that the worst of our New England winter is over. I know what you are going to say, “What winter?” In my lifetime I cannot remember having this little snow and such warm [...]
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Turtles Crossing · 4M ago

Portrait of the Oak

It’s been a while since my last post which I will write off to the ”holiday hustle and bustle.” In actuality, this entry was started the day before the October snow storm which left our household with no power for an entire week. Yes, I know that is three months earlier! That, followed by getting re
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Turtles Crossing · 7M ago

Fungi are Fun

This entry I thought I would write about something that usually gets little, if any, recognition or consideration in the environment. It is also what I prefer on my pizza, ‘shrooms. Over the past few weeks the steadily cooler weather and the frequent rainfall has created conditions conducive for qui
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Turtles Crossing · 7M ago

Responsible Gardening and A Rare Lecture Opportunity

If you have read my previous posts, then you know of my personal war with one of several invasive and non-native plant or animal species in my backyard here in Chelmsford. I would like to think that I am not alone in this endeavor, either locally or regionally. So far I am not disappointed by [...]
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Turtles Crossing · 7M ago

Battle of Wills with a Non-native Plant

Looking off of my back deck today, it hit me yet again that fall is truly here as you can see by the picture to the right.  But that is not what this entry is about – I just had to share the fall colors. The other thing I noticed about this view and have [...]
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