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Survivalism, Technology, and Sustainability

Posted on September 29, 2014 by janet@ouroneacrefarm.comOctober 31, 2014
Survivalism, Technology, and Sustainability

The survivalism trend is growing, but if taken to the extreme, the environmental impact could be disastrous. Ironically, modern technology can help us apply survival skills to sustainability causes. Here are some skills you can learn, and how you can use them to contribute to conservation.

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Posted in Backyard Farming, Sustainability, Wild Edibles, Wildlife | Tagged back to land movement, carrying capacity, dedomestication, hunter-gatherer, primitivist, re-wilding, self-sufficiency, survival skills, survivalism, survivalism and sustainability, survivalist movement, technology and sustainability

15 Trees for a Wildlife-Friendly, Edible Landsape

Posted on August 18, 2014 by janet@ouroneacrefarm.comOctober 23, 2014
Trees for a wildlife-friendly, edible landscape

Want to transform your backyard to a food producing, wildlife-friendly garden? Start by choosing from these 15 trees for a wildlife-friendly, edible landscape. Wildlife value and edible parts of each tree are described.

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Posted in Backyard Farming, Birds, Gardening, Insects, Mammals, Plants, Wildlife | Tagged coexisting with wildlife, edible backyard, edible landscape, gardening, gardening for wildlife, how to create a wildlife garden, how to create a wildlife habitat, how to create an edible landscape, landscaping for wildlife, native plants, wildlife garden, wildlife landscape, wildlife-friendly edible garden

Giant Silk Moths and their Decline

Posted on August 9, 2014 by janet@ouroneacrefarm.comAugust 11, 2014
Giant Silk Moths and their Decline

An introduction to our largest and showiest moths: Why some are declining and how you can help, are discussed in Giant Silk Moths and their Decline. This was inspired by our recent sighting of an imperial moth, a species which has been declining for decades here in the northeast.

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Posted in Insects, Wildlife | Tagged actias luna, antheraea polyphemus, biodiversity, compsilura concinnata, eacles imperialis, extinction crisis, giant silk moths, gypsy moth, imperial moth, lepidoptera, luna moth, moth decline, polyphemus moth, saturniid moths, saturniidae, wildlife

Gardening for Pollinators: 8 Tips

Posted on July 5, 2014 by janet@ouroneacrefarm.comJuly 28, 2014
Gardening for pollinators: 8 tips

Pollinators are key species in all ecosystems, and you can help reverse their decline by gardening for pollinators with these 8 tips.

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Posted in Backyard Farming, Gardening, Insects, Plants, Wildlife | Tagged bee garden, creating a pollinator garden, how gardeners can help pollinators, how to attract pollinators, how to garden for pollinators, how to help pollinators, pollinator friendly garden, pollinator garden

American Woodcock Chicks

Posted on May 17, 2014 by janet@ouroneacrefarm.comMay 28, 2014
American woodcock chick

A nest of two American woodcock chicks found in MA. A few facts about woodcock decline and conservation.

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Posted in Birds, Wildlife | Tagged woodcock chicks, woodcock nest

Appreciating the Eastern Coyote and the Story of its Arrival

Posted on April 21, 2014 by janet@ouroneacrefarm.comMay 13, 2014
A coyote couple at a camera trap baited with a road killed deer

Appreciating the eastern coyote through camera trapping and learning the story of its emergence and arrival in eastern North America. Perhaps admiration for these clever predators is a luxury to be enjoyed by those who practice predator friendly farming.

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Posted in Mammals, Wildlife | Tagged are coyotes invasive, camera trap, coyote-wolf hybrid, coywolf, eastern coyote, wildlife camera

Bobcat Scavenging Deer

Posted on March 31, 2014 by janet@ouroneacrefarm.comApril 14, 2014
Bobcat as scavenger

Camera trap photos of bobcat scavenging deer. Male bobcats sometimes hunt adult deer, while females focus on smaller prey, reducing competition between the sexes. Even the male probably scavenges more deer than he kills.

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Posted in Mammals, Wildlife | Tagged baited trail camera, bobcat diet, bobcat eating deer, bobcat scavenging deer, camera trap, do bobcats kill deer

Gray Fox Caught by Camera Trap

Posted on March 25, 2014 by janet@ouroneacrefarm.comApril 2, 2014
Gray fox with black tipped tail and pale legs and feet.

Enjoy these photos of a gray fox captured by camera trap baited with a road killed deer. Fox detects deer under more than a foot of snow, and attempts to dig down to dinner.

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Posted in Mammals, Wildlife | Tagged camera trap, gray fox, gray fox or red fox, trail camera, wildlife camera

How to Set up a Camera Trap

Posted on February 22, 2014 by janet@ouroneacrefarm.comOctober 23, 2015
Bobcat photographed by wildlife camera in central MA

Camera traps can help you identify lurking predators, plan hunting expeditions, and learn about wildlife behavior. Here are the basics of setting it up: where, when, how, and the great bait debate.

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Posted in Mammals, Wildlife | Tagged camera trap, game camera, how to set up trail camera, how to use a camera trap, how to use a game camera, how to use a wildlife camera, remote camera, Setting up a camera trap, trail camera, wildlife camera

The Value of Animal Tracking Skills

Posted on February 7, 2014 by janet@ouroneacrefarm.comDecember 9, 2014
This motley crew trained together at a Vermont based tracking program called Keeping Track.

Tracking wildlife is not only fun, it can help you protect pets and livestock, develop hunting skills, and make sustainable decisions.

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Posted in Mammals, Sustainability, Wildlife | Tagged animal tracking, cybertracker, importance of animal tracking, mammal tracking, value of animal tracking, wildlife tracking

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