Nashville Mustard is blooming! Want to Meet the Mustard?Psyched for the superboom?Wondering why this small flower is a big deal,and what I mean by “Trace of the Trace?” Drop by Fort Negley between 11am and 1pm on Saturday, March 8 to find out. And keep reading… Here’s an update from last Saturday’s Meet the Mustard: … Continue reading Meet the Mustard: Nashville’s Superbloom| SIDEWALK NATURE
Here are some highlights from the past few Native Nature Shares. What is Native Nature Share? It’s a monthly get-together at Warner Park Nature Center: “an opportunity to learn from eac…| SIDEWALK NATURE
I wrote my first book in Kindergarten. It was about an ant: This is How a Robin Drinks: Essays on Urban Nature is my second book, and it is finally real. The advance praise is gobsmackingly wonderful, so I’ve made a page for what Margaret Renkl, Doug Tallamy, David George Haskell, Georgeann Eubanks, Erika Howsare, … Continue reading Book: This is How a Robin Drinks (an invitation, and recap of Launch)| SIDEWALK NATURE
Purple Martin “migratory roosting” is a right-now, must-see wonder in downtown Nashville. Go see them while you can. Their nightly, massive, communal roost won’t last long, and no…| Sidewalk Nature
Look who hatched today! The first baby of Brood XIX periodical cicadas! With lots of luck, this new nymph will survive the next 13 years underground, then emerge and molt into adulthood in May 2037…| Sidewalk Nature
After a festival or a hike, my husband will ask, “Did you tell anyone about your book?” or “Did you mention you have a blog?” and I will answer “No.” Honestly, I forget. And I’d rather talk about Mosquito Buckets of Doom or Caterpillar Host Plants or Native Habitats than talk about myself, even when … Continue reading By the way, I wrote a book| Sidewalk Nature
Greetings, Cicada fans! My goal is to capture every stage of the life cycle during this Brood XIX emergence. Hatchings are the next step, but till then, here goes… Let’s meet a periodic…| Sidewalk Nature
Part 1 tried to calm panic about tree damage, noise, stink, inconvenience.Part 2 will try to stir panic, but on behalf of the cicadas. Here’s a new yard sign I wish I could sneak all over town. Eve…| Sidewalk Nature
A roundup of quick Sidewalk Nature updates: one warning and three wonders. Trouble with Double Kwanzan cherry trees don’t feed pollinators or birds. They look great two weeks of the year but they d…| Sidewalk Nature
Keen to see Nashville Mustard while it lasts? It only blooms a few weeks each spring, and now’s the time. Why go see it? It’s yellow and gorgeous, it’s a mini superbloom, it’s a good photo op, and …| Sidewalk Nature
Nashville’s 13-year periodical cicadas are coming this May, but what’s already here is panic. For months, worried people have been asking about the 2024 “invasion.” Should they cover their tr…| SIDEWALK NATURE
Have you seen cicada husks lately? Or actual cicadas? These aren’t our annual cicadas yet, these are periodical cicadas, one year too early. Next spring—May 2024—is when Middle Tennessee gets our B…| SIDEWALK NATURE