As summer turns to fall, I have to remind myself that there are still almost two months of blooms to go! Now blooming at the WVBG are […]
Tag: nature
What’s Blooming at the WVBG?
Summer is in full swing in the mountain region, and blooms that love the heat are leading the way. At the West Virginia Botanic Garden on […]
Nature Connection Series kicks off at WVU Core Arboretum
Everyone is welcome to visit the WVU Core Arboretum woodland amphitheater for its Nature Connection Series talks on Tuesday evenings this summer. Local and regional experts on […]
What’s Blooming at the WVBG?
Summer arrived early in the region and at the West Virginia Botanic Garden on Tyrone Road in Morgantown. The early heat and warm storms are driving the […]
WVU Core Arboretum hosts spring nature events
WVU Core Arboretum is starting its season of nature programming. Some of the events that will be happening soon are WVU Department of Biology spring ephemeral wildflower […]
Want a cure for cynicism? Dig holes and plant trees
by Colleen Kujawa I spent the last Saturday in September digging and standing in holes. I walked home sore, sweaty and happy. And buoyed against the naysaying […]
Wild Indigo Wares owner blends love of nature with metal
You may know Samantha McCreery from her previous small business, Sam’s Plants, through which she provided the community with plants — particularly native plants and resources for […]
Nov. 27 letters to the editor
Nonpartisan forums important for voters The League of Women Voters of Morgantown-Monongalia County is a nonpartisan organization, never endorsing any political party or candidate. The League’s primary […]
Flora, fauna familiar in Maine
Sometimes my mind boggles when I think on the number of plants, fungi, animals and insects inhabiting my slice of the world. Then I fall down a […]
WV Botanic Garden Moth Night spotlights ‘winged wonders’
By Kaitlyn Eichelberger In 2019, Biological Conservation reported that over 40% of insect species are threatened with extinction, and Lepidoptera — moths and butterflies — is one […]