Wherehousebarn pollinator rain garden beckons wildlife and tenants in San Antonio
Transformation takes time, and such is the case at the Wherehousebarn, a set of old barns located in San Antonio’s historic Dignowity Hill neighborhood. The Eastside site, less than... Read More
Five years later: San Antonio’s Monarch Butterfly Champion status delivers
San Antonio Mayor Ivy Taylor stood inside City Hall December 9, 2015, and shared the proclamation that made San Antonio the hemisphere’s first Monarch Butterfly Champion City. The act... Read More
Happy 50th Earth Day: Monarch butterflies enjoy a win of sorts
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and University of Illinois-Chicago announced what’s being billed as the largest agency-industry agreement to boost pollinator habitat in our nation’s history earlier... Read More
Commercial butterfly breeders hunker down in wake of coronavirus
Spring is typically a busy time for commercial butterfly breeders, the people who raise butterflies to sell for use at weddings, funerals, festivals, in museum exhibits and at other... Read More
Adding pollinator habitat to resilience gardens can boost yields and relieve stress
In response to the coronavirus stay-at-home quarantine, people are moving outside to garden and relieve stress. “Resilience gardens” are taking root across the country–gardens that recall the victory gardens of... Read More
HOAs resist native plant landscaping despite conservation benefits
It’s not every day that a homeowners’ association signs up to participate in a pollinator habitat initiative. But it happened recently when Byron Augustin registered the Tuscan Oaks Homeowners’... Read More