Anne Holcomb
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Gray squirrels are everywhere in central Arkansas, scampering up tree trunks, flicking their tails, and lying stretched out and prone to beat the heat.
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All sorts of life is overwintering in dead leaves this month.
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White avens, Geum canadense, is a common plant that’s easy to overlook.
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What exactly is a songbird? Worldwide, it’s one of about 4000 species in the suborder Passeri.
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Kissing someone under a sprig of mistletoe is a Christmas tradition imported from England.
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Nature contains millions of specialized relationships between different species. One such relationship exists between two Arkansas natives - the eastern…
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Looking for a tree to plant? How about a tree that hosts over 150 moth and butterfly species. It hosts sawflies, whose larvae are food for baby bluebirds…
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Here in Arkansas, we’re lucky to have native blooms almost year round, if we know what to plant. The brilliant red flowers of late blooming Turk’s Cap go…
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December, named by the Romans, literally means the tenth month, because the Roman year began in March. For us, it marks the end of the year and the…
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We’re depleting the earth at a faster rate than it can sustain itself. This means we’re headed for a disaster, unless we can slow our rate of…