October 2014 Meeting: Providing for Wildlife in Our Gardens

At our October meeting, Uplands Garden Club member Nancy Frost, who works for the DNR gave a wonderful talk on things we can do in our gardens and yards to provide food, water and shelter for birds, insects and amphibians. She described what they need to feed on during the winter and gave us tips on things we can provide throughout the year that will help them thrive, such as that butterflies need milkweed, muddy spots, wood piles while dragonflies need still water and cattails.

She recommended books on caterpillars, toads, books on bird nests and birds. And she reminded us that the new UW bug guy, PJ Liesch, can be reached by e-mailing pliesch@wisc.edu.

Thank you Nancy for an enjoyable and fascinating presentation!