Lichens may look like ordinary plants, mosses, or colorful stains on rocks, but they are something far more unusual. They are not plants, and a lichen is not a single …
Fallen leaves are often treated as garden waste, but keeping some fallen leaves for wildlife can support an active community of insects, spiders, decomposers, and ground-feeding birds. Beneath this natural …
Introduction From the frozen forests of Canada to the tropical rainforests of the Amazon and the windswept grasslands of Patagonia, the Americas are home to one of the world’s greatest …