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Kathy Sipple's garden, seen here in the fall, provides beauty along with habitat for wildlife. The Valparaiso resident is working with Earth Charter Indiana to encourage people statewide to turn areas of their property into Certified Wildlife Habitat. (Provided by Kathy Sipple) For decades, the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) has promoted Gardening for Life and has encouraged homeowners, businesses, schools and religious congregations to create Certified Wildlife Habitats

I live in an older neighborhood in Fort Wayne. While it has its charms, the area always seems noisy to me. From my backyard, you hear traffic on nearby busy streets, dogs constantly barking, doors slamming and lawn mowers droning. While the noise does ebb and flow based on the time and day of the week, sometimes it feels omnipresent. Walking at the Little River properties allows me some escape. While I love hiking the trails at the Little River properties, I often find myself

The Indiana Native Plant Society offers the Indiana Native Plant Finder, which allows you to use various filters to get suggestions for native plants that may fit your sun, soil and other site conditions. (Screenshot of Indiana Native Plant Society website) April means warmer weather, Earth Day and Arbor Day. What better way to celebrate spring than by planting native trees and shrubs. Not only can they add interesting appeal to your home landscape. They also can clean the ai