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This outstanding article related to #NativePlants has many useful points for preparing for the next growing season and improving the #environment in general. I'll pull out some main ideas in a threaded series this week.
First up: Insects are the primary conduits for energy to get from plants to animals. And lowly caterpillars turn out to be the most important.
Our job, gardeners, is to plant more caterpillar food!
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Per the article
, the population of American birds has declined by 30% since the 1970s. To help, you must support the bugs that the birds need to reproduce. But only 14% of #NativePlants generate 90% of the yummy caterpillars that drive food webs!
So are you planting these?
At the link provided, you can pull up a list of what *you* need to plant in your ecoregion. Scroll down and click on your list.
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#Gardening #Environment #Birds #Biodiversity #Science
https://www.nwf.org/Garden-for-Wildlife/About/Native-Plants/keystone-plants-by-ecoregion
@joewynne@mindly.social
New report shows US bird populations continue to decline rapidly.
"The report, produced by a coalition of leading science and conservation organizations, reveals continued widespread declines in American bird populations across all mainland and marine habitats, with 229 species requiring urgent conservation action."
#Wildlife #WildlifeConservation #Nature #Conservation #Birds
https://phys.org/news/2025-03-bird-populations-alarming-decline.html