Milkweeds are the only plants monarch butterflies lay their eggs on. You can help monarchs and many other pollinators by planting milkweed in your garden. Learn about this amazing native plant here.

Bittersweet vines strangle trees and can destroy entire forests. Learn how to identify them and get rid of them. We save nature & You can too! #natureworthpreserving #invasivspecies

Invasive buckthorn bushes are destroying native plants and making birds sick with their berries. Learn how to identify them and how to get rid of them. Produced and edited by Owen Herzenstiel.

Big Help for a Little Butterfly! A fen wetland in Southeast Michigan is home to the federally endangered Poweshiek Skipperling Butterfly. North Oakland Headwaters Land Conservancy (NOHLC) has kicked off a campaign to preserve the fen habitat in an effort to help save this vanishing species which number less than 100 in the world. Check out the natural beauty of this Incredible wetland and join the preservation effort. Music: Fluidscape by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100393 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Invasive species wreak havoc on the environment. They crowd out native species and destroy habitat for native plants, birds and animals. Garlic mustard is one of the worst in our area. This video shows how to identify it in early spring and how to get rid of it. #natureworthpreserving #plantnative #invasivespecies Additional info from Michigan State University https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/garlic_mustard_may_be_michigans_worst_woodland_weed#:~:text=Garlic%20mustard%20%28Alliaria%20petiolata%29%20has%20become%20one%20of,early%20spring%20months%20before%20native%20vegetation%20greens%20up.