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Pollinators provide many benefits. One of the best ways to help pollinators is planting trees that will house and feed them ...
Andrea and I are running up to Harriman to hike around Silver Lake. How about going with us?” my wife asked me last Saturday ...
Adding a pollinator garden is a great way to support native birds and insects while adding beauty to your space, but don't forget this vibrant perennial.
The most recently designated state symbol is Pennsylvania’s Official state amphibian. No, it’s not a frog or toad, it’s a ...
What is the Iowa state bird? The Eastern Gold Finch officially became the state bird in 1933. It is regularly seen around the state and often remains in Iowa during the winter.
Or a state amphibian? Here's a look at the state symbols designated by state officials, from state motto, state flower, state song and more. Georgia's state motto and other Georgia symbols ...
The calliope hummingbird, North America's smallest bird, migrates through Utah each summer. A banding event on July 19 at Red ...
Lark Buntings are the Colorado State Bird and you can find them at Rocky Mountain Arsenal wildlife refuge.
Two bills in the Florida Legislature seek to overturn the mockingbird's nearly 100-year reign as the state bird in favor of a more colorful representative.
The general uniformity of colour would be advantageous as an indication of bird-flowers as distinguished from insect-flowers; but there is no similarity to the colours of the birds.
There are two main species of hummingbirds in Ohio, according to Bird Advisors, but a total of seven are recognized in state bird records. Ruby-throated hummingbirds are a common sight in summer.
House Bill 411 would amend a law covering other official state symbols, such as the official state bird and flower, and add Smithsonite as the official mineral of New Mexico.