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Dashing Dragonflies
Creatures are as beautiful as they are mysterious AMANDA BANCROFT Making Ripples To come upon a beautiful mystery is to desire to solve it and retain romantic ignorance at the
Seeing The Unseen
Trail cameras let wildlife lovers peek in AMANDA BANCROFT Making Ripples Animals have a tendency to flee as soon as they get a whiff of nearby humans. Needless to say,
Farm Fun On Swamp Milkweed
Aphids and ants all part of cycle of life AMANDA BANCROFT Making Ripples Ever heard of an ant farm? How about ant farmers — ants who farm! There are myriad
Art Can Change The World
Sustainability doesn’t end at gallery door AMANDA BANCROFT Making Ripples Sustainable living touches all of living, from the day-to-day to the workaday. But often we think of it as something
A Good Roach (Sort Of)
Wood cockroaches not awful to have around AMANDA BANCROFT Making Ripples The name Pennsylvania wood cockroach makes one think these creatures should be in Pennsylvania, not Northwest Arkansas, but their
Go Green With Friends
Saving Nature Now offers fun ways to learn AMANDA BANCROFT Making Ripples Looking for a great environmental education program for the kids? Or just as likely, are the kids asking
Wind In Your Sails
Individuals find tiny ways to make energy AMANDA BANCROFT Making Ripples Not just for off-grid houses, hand-held renewable energy generators are popular with students walking around campus, backpackers, residents in
A Rare Sighting
Badgers making their way into Arkansas AMANDA BANCROFT Making Ripples While the badger is a commonly seen animal in popular culture and literature, it is rarely seen in Arkansas. However,
Growing A ‘Green’ Lawn
Sometimes less mower is more AMANDA BANCROFT Making Ripples Ah, the lovely summer sounds of singing birds blending with the chorus of crickets, frogs, and … every lawnmower on the
No Place Like Home
Nest box draws in scores of applicants AMANDA BANCROFT Making Ripples Nesting season is off to a flying start, and some species are already into their second broods. But don’t
