A quick look into our lives learning about ecological management and restoration

Happy Bat Appreciation Week 2024! This week is dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of bats and the conservation efforts...

Story and illustration by Karen Slote It was June 23, 2023. The middle of the busy season. Orphaned baby bats were arriving daily who...

Today is the last day of bat appreciation week and also Halloween! It seems appropriate that I write about something scary. Northern...

We exist in a world where artificial light is ubiquitous, but it hasn’t always been. Humans once had a much different relationship with...

On January 11, 2022, three Big brown bats were found outside in single-digit temperatures. It wasn't clear why there were there, but they...

Starting native plants from seeds can be wonderful, rewarding, and fun -- but it can also be intimidating, especially with plants that...

Bats are awesome! There are over 1,400 known species of these flying wonders, each having fascinating adaptations which allow them to...

Bats make great neighbors. They amaze us with their nightly acrobatic displays while gobbling up thousands of flying insects -- all for...

By Amanda Gabryszak My classmates and I were leaving Yellowstone that day. On one last assignment, we trudged over the snowy hills at...

By Beverly Jones Do you find that every once in a while, a book or movie comes along that you really like or connect with and you think,...

If you have a yard, or even just have a porch where you can keep potted plants, you can create habitat for wildlife. Choosing native...

Bats eat a huge variety of insects! In order to provide them with a suitable diet, we can plant native flowers and shrubs that bloom at...

White-nose syndrome, Tricolored bat. Photo by Karen Slote Plants are not the only type of invasive species easily transported in our...

by Amanda Gabryszak Eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina), 2018 I was driving somewhere in the Hudson Valley when I noticed an...

By Amanda Gabryszak It may be snowing here in Western New York, but migratory birds are still on the move. Some of these birds include...

By Bev Jones Earth Day celebrates its 50th anniversary today. April 22nd, 1970 is the birthday for the environmental movement that...

by Karen Slote Today is a day to celebrate bats. I am going to do things a little differently. I am not going to tell you why bats are...

Hey, I’m Amanda. I wear several hats with WildCare; I coordinate social media, write and edit blog posts, help Karen with the bats from...

We are living in strange, unprecedented times. Keeping our distance from other humans and putting our fast-paced life on pause is needed...