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SARAH F. JAYNE
NATURE'S ACTION GUIDE
How to Support Biodiversity and Your Local Ecosystem
FOREWORD BY DOUGLAS W. TALLAMY
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Handy guide for marking windows to protect birds
Grid for marking windows to prevent bird glass strikes : Screening or marking the outside of windows is one of the easiest and most...
Sarah F. Jayne
Dec 6, 20241 min read


Help prevent birds from fatal glass strikes--apply stickers to the OUTSIDE of windows
Over 1 billion birds die every year in the United States when they collide with windows and strike glass*. Over half of these glass...
Sarah F. Jayne
Oct 9, 20242 min read


A meadow in late summer: Definitely a case of meadow envy!
Successful meadow planting is an art and a science and Larry Weaner and LWLA have certainly mastered it. I'm super lucky to live just a...
Sarah F. Jayne
Sep 18, 20241 min read


Help prevent birds from fatal glass strikes-- paint designs on your windows!
Previously researchers estimated that over 1 billion birds die every year in the United States when they collide with windows and strike...
Sarah F. Jayne
Sep 12, 20242 min read


Bee Balm and Pickerelweed: A Lovely Duo!
The beebalm Monarda fistulosa 'Claire Grace' alongside pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata) growing alongside a small pond made for a lovely...
Sarah F. Jayne
Sep 8, 20241 min read


A Tropical Beauty: Red Buckeye
With showy red flowers and a tropical feel to its leaves, red buckeye (Aesculus pavia) is a nice native addition to ecological landscapes...
Sarah F. Jayne
Sep 8, 20241 min read


Planting for wildlife on a shoestring budget
Piggy Bank by McConnors via Morguefile 000794787255 An overarching goal of Nature's Action Guide is to make taking the urgently...
Sarah F. Jayne
Sep 7, 20243 min read


R-pots: Repurposing plastic containers for growing plants
Let's look at how to make recycled tube pots which I call R-pots. R is for “repurposed”. The narrow cylindrical shape of R-pots is ideal...
Sarah F. Jayne
Sep 7, 20243 min read


Upcycled aluminum cans make durable plant labels
When it comes to planting native plants, marking plants with permanent labels is an essential habit to develop. Plant labels help you get...
Sarah F. Jayne
Sep 2, 20242 min read


Nature's Action Guide is NOW available!
Doug Tallamy and I envisioned Nature's Action Guide: How to Support Biodiversity and Your Local Ecosystem as a companion to his books...
Sarah F. Jayne
Jul 4, 20241 min read


Get to know your stems!
Removing invasives is an inevitable part of converting a landscape to a rich habitat for wildlife, so getting really efficient at it...
Sarah F. Jayne
Aug 30, 20231 min read
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