How to Garden for Wildlife

Courtesy of the National Wildlife Federation Follow These Five Easy Steps to Attract Birds, Butterflies, and Other Wildlife to Your Backyard!   1. Grow plants that provide wildlife with a natural food source such as nuts, berries or nectar, or offer supplemental feeders. 2. Provide water for wildlife with a birdbath, small pond, or shallow [...]

Great Gifts for Nature Lovers: Field Guides!

Looking for a great gift for the nature lover in your life? Take a look at the collection of nature field guides that we’ve compiled. You’ll find below field guides on animals, plants, edibles, trees, stars, seashells, birds and more!

Amazing Creatures: Eastern Box Turtle

The Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) is the state reptile for Tennessee and North Carolina. More…

Amazing Creatures: Walking Stick Bug

Out of the corner of my eye I saw what I thought at first was a spider of some kind, but as I focused on it I saw it was a walking stick insect.

The Tennessee Naturalist Program

It’s going to be an exciting year!  This year I have the opportunity to study with some of Tennessee’s top naturalists!!  I’m hoping to use the knowledge to help others learn more about the natural treasures here in the beautiful state of Tennessee, as well as learn as much as possible about the wild edibles and medicinals in the [...]

White Dutch Clover (Trifolium repens) ~ LuminEarth’s How to Identify Wild Edible & Medicinal Plants

Names:  White Dutch Clover (Trifolium repens) , White Clover, Ladino Clover, Clover, White Shamrock, Shamrock Appearance:  Clovers have leaves in sets of three with a flower head ranging in color from white, cream to pinkish tinged. Harvesting:  White Dutch Clover is found in lawns, fields, pastures, and disturbed areas. The young leaves are best harvested [...]

Plant a Billion Trees. One Dollar. One Tree. One Planet.

Plant a Billion Trees. One Dollar. One Tree. One Planet.

Lady’s Thumb (Polygonum persicaria) ~ LuminEarth’s Guide to Wild Edible & Medicinal Plants

Names:   Lady’s Thumb (Polygonum persicaria), Smartweed, Knotweed, Spotted Ladysthumb, Fedshank, Floh-Knöterich, Renouée persicaire, Persicaria, Duraznillo, Arsesmart, La Liao, Water Pepper, Polygonum Hydropiper, Red leg, Knotweed, Tear-thumb, Pennsylvania Smartweed Lady’s Thumb (Polygonum persicaria) Appearance: Lady’s Thumb is an annual plant and a member of the buckwheat family. It has narrow, pointed lance shaped leaves ranging in [...]

Eagle Sighting Trip at Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee

Photos and details of a eagle sighting trip at Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee.

The Largest Crystals in the World

The scenario appears to be something in a movie with special effects, but it’s not–it’s real! These are the largest crystals in the world. They are not quartz, but are selenite or gypsum and absolutely amazing. Notice the size of the crystals in comparison to the size of the man… and where he uses one of the [...]