Who this garden brings back
Because whitebuffalowoman planted these, these named species have a place here.
Monarch ButterflyEndangeredButterfly
A Monarch can only raise its young on milkweed. No milkweed, no Monarchs. It's that simple, and that fixable.
Barn SwallowThreatenedBird
A bird that once nested on every farm, now threatened. Native plants feed the flying insects it catches on the wing.
Chimney SwiftThreatenedBird
It catches every meal on the wing. Native plants sustain the insects it lives on.
Eastern MeadowlarkThreatenedBird
A grassland bird losing its grasslands. Native bunchgrasses bring back the insects and cover it needs.
BobolinkThreatenedBird
A bubbling song of summer meadows, now threatened. Native grasses rebuild the habitat it raises its young in.
Olive-sided FlycatcherThreatenedBird
It perches on tall spruces and sallies out to catch flying insects. Native blooms keep its prey in the air.
American Bumble BeeSpecial concernBee
It needs goldenrod and asters to fatten up before winter. The late-summer blooms most gardens are missing.
Yellow-banded Bumble BeeSpecial concernBee
A once-common bumble bee in decline. Beebalm and columbine are among its favourites.
Eastern Wood-PeweeSpecial concernBird
Its slow 'pee-a-wee' call is heard less each year. It needs the flying insects native plants support.
Transverse Lady BeetleSpecial concernBeetle
Our native ladybugs are being pushed out. Native plants give them aphids to hunt and cover to overwinter.
Luna MothSpecialistMoth
One of our most beautiful moths raises its young on native trees like birch and serviceberry.
Photos: Photo by Derek Ramsey, GFDL 1.2 · Photo by Malene Thyssen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo by Andrew C, CC BY 2.0 · Photo by Ken Thomas, public domain · Photo by Paul Engel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo by Mike's Birds, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Photo by Judy Gallagher, CC BY 2.0 · Photo by USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab, public domain · Photo by Dan Pancamo, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Photo by Hectonichus, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo by Shawn Hanrahan, CC BY-SA 2.5
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