Let’s face it. We just survived a tough winter. Now that the flowers are starting to bloom and trees are budding, we can breathe in the clean, new spring air and think about all of the ways that we can refresh our lives - our health, our homes, our back yards - as the spring
by Steve Sass and Amanda Smith In April 2025, we detailed the history of the new Carlisle Olive Township Library's naturalized meadow and the efforts to maintain it (https://ncpl.lib.in.us/2025/04/08/beyond-the-books-biodiversity-in-action-at-the-new-carlisle-olive-township-library/). In the article, we discussed the original planting, the problems that ensued, and our efforts to correct them. In 2025, we began implementing a standardized method
by Steve Sass and Amanda Smith With autumn upon us and the daylight hours shortening, as tree leaves transition from green to shades of yellows, oranges, and reds, our native asters represent some of the final, vibrant gasps of nature's floristic glory. The word "aster" is Latin with origins borrowed from the ancient Greek word for
