Author: Mitch Hall

Stewardship Starts With You

Around the globe, an overwhelming majority of people in developed areas live in urban areas. Every year, a massive amount of land in the United States is converted from green space, to alternative land uses like new homes or buildings and impervious surfaces such as roads or parking lots. These land use changes are especially…
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Top 10 Perennials Less Palatable to Deer

As anyone in the Pittsburgh region knows, there is a wildlife presence within our city. One of the largest and most numerous species around is the white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). White-tailed deer prefer to occupy hardwood forests, because they o􀃠er cover and browse for them throughout the year. Deer are classified as browsers because they…
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