by Steve Sass and Amanda Smith By now, you've likely heard that one of our best-known and most beloved butterflies is struggling. According to the Center for Biological Diversity, the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) population has declined by 90% since the 1990s. Most experts cite habitat loss, pesticide use, agricultural practices, deforestation, and climate change
by Steve Sass and Amanda Smith, Indiana Nature LLC dba Ecometrid Recent results of scientific studies on plant and animal decline and biodiversity loss have been frequent national and international news stories. A 2019 study published in Science, a journal by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, concluded that North America has nearly
If you look around the library grounds, you'll see lots of different native plants and grasses. When we renovated the library a few years ago, we planted native plants around our building and on our property. Native plants provide nectar for pollinators, including birds, bees, butterflies, moths, and bats. They provide shelter for many mammals
