Part of the mission of any soil and water conservation district (SWCD) is to make sure folks are very much aware of the importance of being the best possible stewards of our natural resources. This year’s theme during Stewardship Week will be “Home is Where the...
Though it’s not quite spring yet, ‘tis the season…for Pheasants Forever Banquets, that is! Many of the Pheasants Forever Chapters across this country will hold their annual banquet during the months of February, March and April. It’s an awesome time of...
“I think that I shall never see, a poem as lovely as a tree…” You may not remember the author, yet the words in that sonnet are a familiar recollection no doubt. And even though one of the lines says that “…only God can make a tree”, you and I certainly...
You know the old saying, “birds of a feather, flock together”. Well, they certainty have been doing that in my own backyard lately, ever since ‘ol man winter decided to stick around! And they certainly have been keeping me busy, replenishing the bird...
Who doesn’t like to see birds and squirrels, or maybe even an occasional visit from a transient deer, in your own backyard? And to increase the odds in our favor – and theirs – quite a few individuals purpose to keep feeders replenished, just to make sure the...
