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Upcycled benches can be made from many things.
Select accent plants for your landscape that will provide autumn colors. Trees that have red fall color are flowering dogwood, red maple, sugar maple, Norway maple, red oak and scarlet oak. Shrubs with red fall foliage include sumac, viburnum, winged euonymus and barberry.
Fall-blooming flowers include asters, chrysanthemums, late daylilies, and sedum.
Nebraska Autumn Flowers
June-October yellow, white, red Achillea millefolium Yarrow
1’-2’ tall,
Native perennial
July-August pinkish purple Echinacea pallida Pale Purple Coneflower
3’ tall,
Native perennial
July-August yellow-red Coreopsis tinctoria Plains Coreopsis *
1’-3’ tall,
Native annual
July-August yellow Rudbeckia laciniata Golden Glow
July-August blue Cichorium intybus Chicory
1’-3’ tall, Blooms July,
Introduced annual
July-September pink Polygonium bicorne Pink Smartweed
3’ tall,
Native perennial
July-September pink Vernonia species Ironweed
4’-6’ tall,
Native perennial
August-September white Aster ericoides White Aster
1’-3’ tall,
Native perennial
August-September purple Liatris species Gay-Feather *
1 1/2’-2’ tall,
Native perennial
MILKWEEDS FOR MONARCH BUTTERFLY GARDENS
The most common and best behaved milkweed for home gardens is butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa). Butterfly milkweed is native to Nebraska. It grows about two feet tall and blooms with orange flowers from June to September. There are yellow flowered cultivars such as ‘Hello Yellow’.
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It came by the name swamp milkweed because it tolerates wet soils. It is often planted in the bottoms of rain gardens now being established in landscapes to reduce stormwater runoff and conserve water.
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Swamp milkweed grows 3 to 4 feet tall and blooms from July through August.
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Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) is mostly available for planting by seed. Also native, it tends to be vigorous and somewhat weedy as it is an aggressive, suckering perennial. If this is okay with you and for the site you are planting into, common milkweed is a great plant for attracting monarch butterflies.
Butterflies are more active from late spring through summer, but in fall, some may be found mobbing the last of the flowers. Migratory monarch butterflies especially rely on fall-blooming flowers such as asters, goldenrod, and sedum.
Solitary wasps are most active in late summer and early fall. Many are parasitic; the adults capture prey insects to feed their larvae, but the adults themselves visit late-blooming flowers for nectar.
Nebraska Bird Migration Calendar
Warbler migration begins in late August and peaks in early September.
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SEPTEMBER BIRD MIGRATION
Friday, September 1, 2023
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The following is a partial list of birds that migrate through our area and approximate times to see them. Arrival times can be affected by weather patterns.
All Month:
- American White Pelican (Lake Manawa, Iowa; Papio Damsite Lakes)
- Sora (Cunningham Lake; Jack Sinn Wildlife Area, Lancaster Co.)
- American Golden and Black-bellied Plover (Jack Sinn Wildlife Area or flooded fields)
- Greater & Lesser Yellowlegs (Jack Sinn Wildlife Area or flooded fields)
- Semi-palmated, Western, Least & Baird's Sandpipers (Jack Sinn Wildlife Area or flooded fields)
- Long-billed Dowitcher (Jack Sinn Wildlife Area or flooded fields)
Early - Mid Month:
- Wilson's Phalarope (Jack Sinn Wildlife Area, Papio Dam Sites)
- Caspian Tern (Lake Manawa; Mid-America Power Pond)
- Common Nighthawk (Evenings, migrating in flocks)
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Fontenelle Forest: Jewelweed along railroad tracks)
- Solitary & Philadelphia Vireos (Fontenelle Forest, along Gifford Road & railroad tracks)
- Blue-winged, Golden-winged, Tennessee, Navshville, Chestnut-sided, Magnolia, Black-throated Green, Bay-breasted, Black & White, Mourning, Wilson's & Canada Warblers (Fontenelle Forest, along Gifford Road & railroad tracks)
- American Redstart (Fontenelle Forest, along Gifford Road & railroad tracks)
- Northern Waterthrush (Fontenelle Forest, along Gifford Road & railroad tracks)
Nebraska has about 29 warbler species. Learn how to attract warblers. Finches are also common. Learn how to attract finches. Both like foresty areas, and even if they aren't staying, they will stop in a copse of trees while migrating past a city.
Birds make people happy. Specifically, the more different types of birdsong in an area, the bigger the boost to human mood.
Pinecone bird feeders may be coated with thick fatty foods such as suet or peanut butter, and optionally rolled in birdseed.
Fox squirrels are common in Nebraska.
While best known in rainforests, stratification also occurs in temperate forests. Landscaping for wildlife or permaculture mimics this structure. Designed for mutual human and wildlife benefit, Shady Grove Park shows this kind of layered forest starting to develop.
Emergent trees are the tallest species that stick up above the closed canopy. Temperate examples include cottonwood and sycamore.
Canopy trees are large species that form the "roof" of the forest. Temperate ones include hackberry, maple, oak, and walnut.
Subcanopy or understory trees are medium species that grow just below the canopy level. Mature examples include mulberry, pawpaw, and many other fruit trees. Saplings of canopy or emergent trees also appear in this layer.
The shrub layer includes the smallest trees along with small to large shrubs. Mature examples include berry canes, blueberry, dogwood, lilac, and viburnum. Seedlings of larger species also appear in this layer.
The herb layer close to the ground features wildflowers, grasses, sedges, and other nonwoody plants. Examples include clover, columbine, jewelweed, mayapple, Nebraska sedge, northern sea oats, and wild strawberries.
Food forests come in various types that mimic different kinds or stages of wild forests. While people usually think of a food forest as providing human-edible produce, it can just as easily be designed to feed wildlife -- and of course, many foods such as fruits and nuts appeal to both.
Planting wildflowers in the fall lets them chill naturally, to sprout in spring. Options include:
* Shade Friendly Wildflower Mix
* Shade Friendly Grass Mix
* Wetland Emergent Mix
Upcycled benches can be made from many things.
Select accent plants for your landscape that will provide autumn colors. Trees that have red fall color are flowering dogwood, red maple, sugar maple, Norway maple, red oak and scarlet oak. Shrubs with red fall foliage include sumac, viburnum, winged euonymus and barberry.
Fall-blooming flowers include asters, chrysanthemums, late daylilies, and sedum.
Nebraska Autumn Flowers
June-October yellow, white, red Achillea millefolium Yarrow
1’-2’ tall,
Native perennial
July-August pinkish purple Echinacea pallida Pale Purple Coneflower
3’ tall,
Native perennial
July-August yellow-red Coreopsis tinctoria Plains Coreopsis *
1’-3’ tall,
Native annual
July-August yellow Rudbeckia laciniata Golden Glow
July-August blue Cichorium intybus Chicory
1’-3’ tall, Blooms July,
Introduced annual
July-September pink Polygonium bicorne Pink Smartweed
3’ tall,
Native perennial
July-September pink Vernonia species Ironweed
4’-6’ tall,
Native perennial
August-September white Aster ericoides White Aster
1’-3’ tall,
Native perennial
August-September purple Liatris species Gay-Feather *
1 1/2’-2’ tall,
Native perennial
MILKWEEDS FOR MONARCH BUTTERFLY GARDENS
The most common and best behaved milkweed for home gardens is butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa). Butterfly milkweed is native to Nebraska. It grows about two feet tall and blooms with orange flowers from June to September. There are yellow flowered cultivars such as ‘Hello Yellow’.
[---8<---]
It came by the name swamp milkweed because it tolerates wet soils. It is often planted in the bottoms of rain gardens now being established in landscapes to reduce stormwater runoff and conserve water.
[---8<---]
Swamp milkweed grows 3 to 4 feet tall and blooms from July through August.
[---8<---]
Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) is mostly available for planting by seed. Also native, it tends to be vigorous and somewhat weedy as it is an aggressive, suckering perennial. If this is okay with you and for the site you are planting into, common milkweed is a great plant for attracting monarch butterflies.
Butterflies are more active from late spring through summer, but in fall, some may be found mobbing the last of the flowers. Migratory monarch butterflies especially rely on fall-blooming flowers such as asters, goldenrod, and sedum.
Solitary wasps are most active in late summer and early fall. Many are parasitic; the adults capture prey insects to feed their larvae, but the adults themselves visit late-blooming flowers for nectar.
Nebraska Bird Migration Calendar
Warbler migration begins in late August and peaks in early September.
[---8<---]
SEPTEMBER BIRD MIGRATION
Friday, September 1, 2023
Add To My Calendar
The following is a partial list of birds that migrate through our area and approximate times to see them. Arrival times can be affected by weather patterns.
All Month:
- American White Pelican (Lake Manawa, Iowa; Papio Damsite Lakes)
- Sora (Cunningham Lake; Jack Sinn Wildlife Area, Lancaster Co.)
- American Golden and Black-bellied Plover (Jack Sinn Wildlife Area or flooded fields)
- Greater & Lesser Yellowlegs (Jack Sinn Wildlife Area or flooded fields)
- Semi-palmated, Western, Least & Baird's Sandpipers (Jack Sinn Wildlife Area or flooded fields)
- Long-billed Dowitcher (Jack Sinn Wildlife Area or flooded fields)
Early - Mid Month:
- Wilson's Phalarope (Jack Sinn Wildlife Area, Papio Dam Sites)
- Caspian Tern (Lake Manawa; Mid-America Power Pond)
- Common Nighthawk (Evenings, migrating in flocks)
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Fontenelle Forest: Jewelweed along railroad tracks)
- Solitary & Philadelphia Vireos (Fontenelle Forest, along Gifford Road & railroad tracks)
- Blue-winged, Golden-winged, Tennessee, Navshville, Chestnut-sided, Magnolia, Black-throated Green, Bay-breasted, Black & White, Mourning, Wilson's & Canada Warblers (Fontenelle Forest, along Gifford Road & railroad tracks)
- American Redstart (Fontenelle Forest, along Gifford Road & railroad tracks)
- Northern Waterthrush (Fontenelle Forest, along Gifford Road & railroad tracks)
Nebraska has about 29 warbler species. Learn how to attract warblers. Finches are also common. Learn how to attract finches. Both like foresty areas, and even if they aren't staying, they will stop in a copse of trees while migrating past a city.
Birds make people happy. Specifically, the more different types of birdsong in an area, the bigger the boost to human mood.
Pinecone bird feeders may be coated with thick fatty foods such as suet or peanut butter, and optionally rolled in birdseed.
Fox squirrels are common in Nebraska.
While best known in rainforests, stratification also occurs in temperate forests. Landscaping for wildlife or permaculture mimics this structure. Designed for mutual human and wildlife benefit, Shady Grove Park shows this kind of layered forest starting to develop.
Emergent trees are the tallest species that stick up above the closed canopy. Temperate examples include cottonwood and sycamore.
Canopy trees are large species that form the "roof" of the forest. Temperate ones include hackberry, maple, oak, and walnut.
Subcanopy or understory trees are medium species that grow just below the canopy level. Mature examples include mulberry, pawpaw, and many other fruit trees. Saplings of canopy or emergent trees also appear in this layer.
The shrub layer includes the smallest trees along with small to large shrubs. Mature examples include berry canes, blueberry, dogwood, lilac, and viburnum. Seedlings of larger species also appear in this layer.
The herb layer close to the ground features wildflowers, grasses, sedges, and other nonwoody plants. Examples include clover, columbine, jewelweed, mayapple, Nebraska sedge, northern sea oats, and wild strawberries.
Food forests come in various types that mimic different kinds or stages of wild forests. While people usually think of a food forest as providing human-edible produce, it can just as easily be designed to feed wildlife -- and of course, many foods such as fruits and nuts appeal to both.
Planting wildflowers in the fall lets them chill naturally, to sprout in spring. Options include:
* Shade Friendly Wildflower Mix
* Shade Friendly Grass Mix
* Wetland Emergent Mix
