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What’s Wrong with My Swamp Milkweed?

by Marion

Have you wondered what is causing milkweed leaves in your garden to look diseased? The discoloration on the milkweed in the photo looks like a disease, but is actually caused by ground level ozone (GLO). GLO is a combination of pollutants emitted by cars, power plants, industrial boilers, chemical plants, and refineries.

Protecting Birds from Pesticides Workshop

Posted on April 14, 2024

by Sari

On Thursday, April 11th, 2024, Marion Yaglinski gave a presentation to the Audubon Society, Bird Town PA and WeConservePA on how to protect birds from pesticides. Marion co-founded Transition Town Greater Media in 2009, and initiated TTGM’s Protecting Biodiversity Group in 2022. She’s been a Master Gardener since 2003, blogs twice a month on climate crisis and biodiversity issues, and…

Garlic Mustard: A Garden Menace

Posted on April 1, 2024

by Marion

Once garlic mustard gets a roothold in your yard, you can kiss native plants goodbye. It kills natives by aggressively monopolizing light, moisture, nutrients and soil. It even secretes chemicals that kill soil organisms other plants need to grow.

What’s a Pollinator to Do?

Posted on March 4, 2024

by Marion

What’s a pollinator to do when toxic pesticides are used in their living area? That’s a question we are deeply concerned about in Media, PA. We are a Bee City and a Bird Town, so we care very much about biodiversity.

All About Owls

Posted on March 2, 2024

by Sari

Approximately 80 community members of all ages attended an educational program, All About Owls, at the Media Community Center on Sunday, February 25. The program was a joint effort by the Media, Nether Providence, Springfield, and Swarthmore Bird Town chapters, and the Springfield Conservation Committee. The featured speaker, educator Marcy Engleman from the John James Audubon Center, presented numerous facts…

What’s Wrong with My Swamp Milkweed?

Protecting Birds from Pesticides Workshop

Garlic Mustard: A Garden Menace

What’s a Pollinator to Do?

All About Owls

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