Ellen Jakubowski

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A large bee buzzes its wings as it grasps a downward-pointing tomato flower with its front legs.

How native flowers help your veggie garden

You can help your fruit and veggie plants, native bees and your local ecosystem all at once by taking steps to welcome pollinators. Read More
You can help your fruit and veggie plants, native bees and your local ecosystem all at once by taking...
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A large reddish-brown and beige moth spreads its wings as it holds onto its empty cocoon suspended from a tulip-tree branch.

The misunderstood mystique of moths

Butterflies like the stately monarch and elegant swallowtail are celebrated for their ornate beauty and role as crucial pollinators, but what about moths? Read More
Butterflies like the stately monarch and elegant swallowtail are celebrated for their ornate beauty and role as crucial pollinators,...
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A small purple flower blooms on a short stem surrounded by small leaves fringed with hairs

Nunavut’s native plants are among the planet’s toughest

Hardy native plants provide a strong foundation for Nunavut’s land-based food webs, which sustain people as well as wildlife like lemmings, ptarmigan, barren-ground caribou and more. Read More
Hardy native plants provide a strong foundation for Nunavut’s land-based food webs, which sustain people as well as wildlife...
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A sharp line divides a lawn with short grass, on the left, from one that has grown longer, with other plants mixed in, on the right.

Does ‘No Mow May’ really help pollinators?

To you, “No Mow May” could sound like a simple way to help wildlife, a welcome excuse to put off chores or a first step down the road to anarchy. Read More
To you, “No Mow May” could sound like a simple way to help wildlife, a welcome excuse to put...
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A fuzzy caterpillar sits on top of fallen leaves.

Create a leafy habitat for wildlife

“Leave the leaves” on the ground in fall is a common refrain. Doing so provides winter habitat for butterflies, bees and more and insulates your sleeping plants. Read More
“Leave the leaves” on the ground in fall is a common refrain. Doing so provides winter habitat for butterflies,...
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Male rufous hummingbird visiting red-flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum) © Shutterstock

How to attract and help hummingbirds with native plants

What’s not to love about hummingbirds? Found only in the Western Hemisphere, these birds are truly The Americas’ sweethearts. The energy-rich nectar they drink keeps their hearts beating up to 1,200 beats per minute... Read More
What’s not to love about hummingbirds? Found only in the Western Hemisphere, these birds are truly The Americas’ sweethearts....
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An elongated red-orange and black beetle with long antennae, a dimorphic flower longhorn beetle, dusted with pollen, feeds on a rose.

Beetle-mania: Meet nature’s unsung pollinators

Beetles complement the efforts of other pollinators, contributing to the overall performance of the pollinator population and health of the ecosystem as a whole. Read More
Beetles complement the efforts of other pollinators, contributing to the overall performance of the pollinator population and health of...
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