On Aug. 18, I was slowly cruising an Ottawa County rural lane bordering Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge encompasses about 7,000 acres along the shore of Lake Erie, east of Toledo. Birds ...

Today, you meet several nice native plants, all in the evening primrose family, as well as the not-so-nice invasive yellow flag iris. You also meet the beneficial insects known as the charming sphinx ...

When you think about moths, chances are that you picture drab night-flying creatures – dull white, tan, gray, or brown – that aren’t very noticeable whether it’s day or night. But not all moths fit ...

A caterpillar of the evening primrose moth (Schinia florida) devouring a flower bud of common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis). These moths exclusively feed on the flowers and fruits of evening ...

I had hiked from my campsite to the rim of the Picketwire Canyon to watch the canyon fill with shadows and the sky fill with stars. Walking back in the dark, I noticed flowers that had not been open ...

The middle of July is probably best known for its heat. It seems as though the hottest days of the whole summer in the Northland frequently occur during the middle to the end of this month. And our ...

Primrose willow, Ludwigia peruviana, grows along the shoreline of our lake. It’s a broad, bushy plant dotted with flat, four-petal, lemon-yellow flowers. The flowers bloom almost continually during ...