WVU Core Arboretum is starting its season of nature programming. Some of the events that will be happening soon are WVU Department of Biology spring ephemeral wildflower […]
Tag: nature
Want a cure for cynicism? Dig holes and plant trees
by Colleen Kujawa I spent the last Saturday in September digging and standing in holes. I walked home sore, sweaty and happy. And buoyed against the naysaying […]
Wild Indigo Wares owner blends love of nature with metal
You may know Samantha McCreery from her previous small business, Sam’s Plants, through which she provided the community with plants — particularly native plants and resources for […]
Nov. 27 letters to the editor
Nonpartisan forums important for voters The League of Women Voters of Morgantown-Monongalia County is a nonpartisan organization, never endorsing any political party or candidate. The League’s primary […]
Flora, fauna familiar in Maine
Sometimes my mind boggles when I think on the number of plants, fungi, animals and insects inhabiting my slice of the world. Then I fall down a […]
WV Botanic Garden Moth Night spotlights ‘winged wonders’
By Kaitlyn Eichelberger In 2019, Biological Conservation reported that over 40% of insect species are threatened with extinction, and Lepidoptera — moths and butterflies — is one […]
What’s blooming at the WVBG?
BY DAVID P. DAVIS What’s blooming at the West Virginia Botanic Gardens? Well, just about everything! As summer comes along, so do many blooms at the WVBG. […]
Get out and see state’s views
BY ALDONA BIRD I grew up mostly in West Virginia — my family settled down in Preston County when I was a child — and have spent […]
SAMUEL: Exciting things are happening at the West Virginia Botanic Garden
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL The year is drawing to a close, and what a crazy year it has been. COVID-19 has changed things. Businesses closed their […]
SAMUEL: More information on deer keds
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL A few weeks ago I wrote about deer keds on deer and the potential disease problems for hunters. Subsequently I heard from […]