by Nan Marshall | Jul 25, 2022 | BLOG
Tom Lukens, Valley Stewardship Network Board Chair Emeritus, recently shared the conservation projects he’s been working on at his Nature Nooks Resort (NNR) property with a group of interested landowners. The NNR mission is “to protect and enhance biodiversity and...
by Nan Marshall | Oct 12, 2021 | BLOG
This is the last garden from our Native Plantings Open House. This garden is full of native plants that, besides their obvious beauty, have formed a robust and diverse ecosystem in their gardens without herbicides, pesticides, excessive watering, or fertilizer in an...
by Nan Marshall | Oct 6, 2021 | BLOG
This yard is Andy Lukens’. He and his father Tom spent the spring planting 75 native shrubs in seven different species throughout the yard to provide a buffer to the street, provide habitat and food for birds, and to beautify the yard. Photos of and plans for...
by Tom Lukens | May 17, 2021 | BLOG
As my son, Andy, and I cut up patches of sod from the lawn at his place on Congress Avenue, the neighbors’ questions and raised eyebrows about our activities taught us something. (See picture below.) There were several possible answers to their queries, and we...
by Tom Lukens | Jan 25, 2021 | BLOG
With two sparse and lawn-centric landscapes making me wrestle for something more, I have to step back and ask myself, “What are the goals?” I think I am finally beginning to round the proverbial corner and make steps toward a bit of insight into what those goals...