Camping Equipment: The Gear & Supplies You Need
Assembling the equipment you’ll need for an upcoming camping trip can be daunting. While it’s fun to shop for gear and dream up dozens of different ways to organize all ...
Different Types of Camping: What Does “Camping” Mean to You?
Camping trips are one of the most rewarding ways to enjoy the natural world. Unlike an afternoon hike at your local park or weekend fishing trip, camping is an immersive ...
The Best Birdfeeders: A Comprehensive Guide
Strictly speaking, you don’t have to buy a bird feeder. You can just buy a bag of seed and start tossing fistfuls out into your yard. No one is ...
Which Birdseed Attracts the Most Birds?
Sunflower seed. The answer is sunflower seed. But that doesn’t mean sunflower seed is the only thing you should offer your birds, nor is it appropriate for all situations. It’s ...
How to Keep Squirrels from Eating Your Birdseed
It’s a common tale. You buy a couple of bird feeders. You load ‘em and hang ‘em up, before kicking back with a cold one and waiting for the birds ...
Bird Feeding Mistakes: Six Things You Must Stop Doing
I know the title to this article seems a little dramatic. You’re just trying to feed some birds and go on with your life, without getting accosted by some yahoo ...
Other Things to Offer the Birds: It’s Not All About the Seed
Truthfully, a modest yet well-conceived bird-feeding station will likely be all you need to provide to attract a reasonable number of birds. But if you want to take things to ...
Why Shouldn’t You Feed Invasive Birds?
It’s fair to wonder why some bird-feeding enthusiasts go to such great lengths to avoid feeding starlings and other invasive bird species. After all, birds are birds, right? And if ...
Teaching Kids to Identify Trees
Teaching kids to identify trees is a worthwhile, but challenging task – especially at the outset. Adults rarely know where to start. Most online resources are too difficult for children ...