This year, it is exceptionally important to join the City Nature Challenge in order to document how our most peculiar winter affected our habitat.
Category: Anita’s blog
Designated category for Anita’s blog posts.
![](https://rgvctmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_1380-640x480-1-rotated.jpg)
Do you look forward to specific insects each spring? Which plants attract the most bugs in your yard? Readers want to know . . . .
![](https://rgvctmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_E9197-353x357-1.jpg)
Looking for signs of life on your favorite native plants is the new norm after February’s Big Freeze . . . .
![](https://rgvctmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_8993-640x523-1.jpg)
Sprucing up the garden after disastrous weather is tempting, but hold yourself back — here’s why
![](https://rgvctmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Great-tailed-Grackles-in-flight-Photo-by-Anita-Westervelt-480x640-1-480x600.jpg)
Hosting a Birding B and B can sometimes be more than bargained for — but certainly always something interesting . . . .
![](https://rgvctmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_8626-640x558-1.jpg)
Surprisingly, a bout of cold, drizzly weather can still provide nourishment for our delicate-winged creatures!