A sincere question about Wildlife Gardeners - Wildlife Gardeners

TheLorax · 06-24-2010, 10:04 AM

What, if anything, have you learned from your visits to Wildlife Gardeners?

TimSaupe · 06-24-2010, 11:33 AM

Hmm . . . native plant knowledge mostly - although I plan on abusing insect identification soon enough

I have learned there are like-minded, knowledgeable and friendly people here as well. It's a great place for reading on a subject that is more and more important to me all the time.

dapjwy · 06-24-2010, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by TimSaupe

Hmm . . . native plant knowledge mostly - although I plan on abusing insect identification soon enough

I have learned there are like-minded, knowledgeable and friendly people here as well. It's a great place for reading on a subject that is more and more important to me all the time.

Aww! Can I steal, Tim's answer?!

I was going to say almost the same thing about like-minded people. I'm also learning from other's experiences, about eco-regions, and more about views on provenance among other things.

Interesting topic...I'll probably ruminate more about it in the coming days...or at least enjoy reading other's responses...and maybe stealing them too. ~wink~

Porterbrook · 06-24-2010, 04:16 PM

Reading the different forums on WG, one quickly learns that there are many, many folks who are recognizing the importance of using, preserving, and conserving our native flora. The threats to our natural resources are similar throughout the country. And there are common threads in the efforts to protect them. And, finally, there is an open willingness to share with each other our successes and failures.

tineckbone · 06-24-2010, 04:41 PM

I have found more than anything else, that there a bunch of people out there that have the same passion as I do about the environment and that I really don't as much as I should...

jack · 06-24-2010, 04:43 PM

This site has allowed me to test my knowledge as I read the words and look at the pictures of others. One result is that I realize how very much I don't know. Perhaps more importantly, it has given me motivation to act on actions previously only considered.

More specifically, the sharing of book and on-line suggestions, being made aware of national or regional events like Cirsium's timely sharing of it being National Pollinator Week with its associated videos and articles. The inspiration gained by looking at Amelanchier's enlightened labors in less than ideal surroundings. Equilibrium's frequent insightful comments and knowledgeable explanations. Tineckbone's success at realizing what for me is only an aspiration- and I could go on and on.

Most of all, the site has provided me with a homesite from which to share my successes and failures, dreams and dislikes.

biigblueyes · 06-24-2010, 08:05 PM

I have learned that although I often feel adrift in a sea of people so unconnected to growing or nurturing. . . I can come here and realize I'm not the last one left . . . In fact there are some here that make me feel like a beginner compared to their vast knowledge and experiences.

Sage · 06-24-2010, 08:09 PM

Wildlife Gardeners has taught me to care about a lot of things I hadn't really thought about before in relation to environmental issues; the differences in native vs non-native and invasive vs non-invasive and why I should care and learn more; and led me to more valuable information on so many subjects. WG members have helped me with projects, appreciated my questions or input, and become friends. WG is sharing and mind-expanding!

benj1 · 06-24-2010, 08:26 PM

Stiltgrass. Didn't know it existed before I joined! And now it haunts me from all corners of my wildspace.

dapjwy · 06-25-2010, 08:34 AM

I learned a new term here: yarden! ~smile~

06-24-2010, 10:04 AM	#1
TheLorax Unicellular Fungi Join Date: Nov 2008	A sincere question about Wildlife Gardeners What, if anything, have you learned from your visits to Wildlife Gardeners? __________________ "In the end we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand; we will understand only what we have been taught." -Baba Dioum, Senegalese ecologist

06-24-2010, 04:16 PM	#4
Porterbrook Salamander Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Racine, Ohio along the Ohio River	Reading the different forums on WG, one quickly learns that there are many, many folks who are recognizing the importance of using, preserving, and conserving our native flora. The threats to our natural resources are similar throughout the country. And there are common threads in the efforts to protect them. And, finally, there is an open willingness to share with each other our successes and failures. __________________ Porterbrook Native Plants

06-24-2010, 04:41 PM	#5
tineckbone WG Contest Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Browns Mills, NJ	I have found more than anything else, that there a bunch of people out there that have the same passion as I do about the environment and that I really don't as much as I should... __________________ I am a long haired, tree hugging, dirt worshiping environmentalist.

06-24-2010, 08:05 PM	#7
biigblueyes WG Facilitator Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Cajun Country, Louisiana, USA	I have learned that although I often feel adrift in a sea of people so unconnected to growing or nurturing. . . I can come here and realize I'm not the last one left . . . In fact there are some here that make me feel like a beginner compared to their vast knowledge and experiences. __________________ My yarden and I lean a little to the wild side.

06-24-2010, 08:09 PM	#8
Sage POM Judge & Official Non Gardener Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Buffalo, NY, USA	Wildlife Gardeners has taught me to care about a lot of things I hadn't really thought about before in relation to environmental issues; the differences in native vs non-native and invasive vs non-invasive and why I should care and learn more; and led me to more valuable information on so many subjects. WG members have helped me with projects, appreciated my questions or input, and become friends. WG is sharing and mind-expanding! __________________ *~Facebook~ ~Peregrine Place~ ~Flickr~ ~Instagram Pix~*

06-24-2010, 11:33 AM	#2
TimSaupe Grub Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Fairfield Township, Ohio	Hmm . . . native plant knowledge mostly - although I plan on abusing insect identification soon enough I have learned there are like-minded, knowledgeable and friendly people here as well. It's a great place for reading on a subject that is more and more important to me all the time.

06-24-2010, 04:43 PM	#6
jack Great Horned Owl Join Date: May 2010 Location: Northeastern MA	This site has allowed me to test my knowledge as I read the words and look at the pictures of others. One result is that I realize how very much I don't know. Perhaps more importantly, it has given me motivation to act on actions previously only considered. More specifically, the sharing of book and on-line suggestions, being made aware of national or regional events like Cirsium's timely sharing of it being National Pollinator Week with its associated videos and articles. The inspiration gained by looking at Amelanchier's enlightened labors in less than ideal surroundings. Equilibrium's frequent insightful comments and knowledgeable explanations. Tineckbone's success at realizing what for me is only an aspiration- and I could go on and on. Most of all, the site has provided me with a homesite from which to share my successes and failures, dreams and dislikes.

06-24-2010, 08:26 PM	#9
benj1 Fox Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Chesterfield, Virginia	Stiltgrass. Didn't know it existed before I joined! And now it haunts me from all corners of my wildspace.

06-25-2010, 08:34 AM	#10
dapjwy WG Hospitality & UAOKA recipient Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Pennsylvania	I learned a new term here: yarden! ~smile~

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