Bats are key allies for anyone who enjoys outdoor time on summer evenings; a single bat can eat more than 1,000 mosquitoes an hour.
David Wasmuth
The joys of firefly season (What’s in Your Backyard)
What child can resist an up-close inspection of lightning bugs?
Battling mosquitoes — Tactics to try, and to avoid (What’s in Your Backyard)
How did they find you? Your mistake was breathing.
A balm for specialist bees — native plants (What’s in your back yard)
But how to transform your yard from suburban wasteland to Yellowstone?
The shy opossum is a superhero in secret (What’s in your backyard)
Consider: It’s a species as old as the dinosaurs
Wildlife doing fall chores to prep for winter (What’s in your backyard)
By DAVID WASMUTH For Montclair Local November has arrived. Montclair’s human residents have spent the past few weeks transitioning to their cold-weather wardrobes; T-shirts and shorts have been put away, […]
Leaf blowers: Enemies of beautiful wildlife (What’s in Your Backyard)
What to do with your fallen leaves? As much as possible, leave them where they fall, David Wasmuth says.
Bumblebees: The sumo wrestlers of pollination (What’s in Your Backyard)
Bumblebees are among the earliest pollinators, emerging on cool early spring mornings when most insects prefer to sleep in.
The red fox: Montclair’s cutest carnivore (What’s in Your Backyard)
By DAVID WASMUTH For Montclair Local Sly and cunning are two common descriptors. It has even given us the term “outfox.” It’s hard to think of another animal so associated […]
This week: Learn about thinking sustainably, locally (What’s in Your Backyard)
The sixth annual Acting Locally for a More Sustainable World Conference starts Thursday.
What’s in your backyard: engineering groundhogs
Groundhogs look cuddly, but they are detailed engineers, with a somewhat complicated social life, writes David Wasmuth in “What’s In Your Backyard.”
It’s the Roaring ’20s, for chipmunks
Thanks to a Mast year for oaks (many acorns!), this is a boom year for chipmunks. Here’s a bit about their ways.
What’s in your backyard: skunks and the scent of summer
The shy skunk in your backyard would really rather not spray you, according to David Wasmuth, in his column for “What’s in Your Backyard.”