Whether your home is rural, suburban, or urban, everywhere in the US has its own unique cast of critter characters that live amongst us. When we think of wildlife, we often think of the bigger creatures, like deer, or of the creatures that are the...
From major symptoms of climate change, like wildfires and record-breaking temperatures, to smaller consequences of environmental damage, like the slow-motion encroachment of invasive plant and animal species, we have all learned that taking care of the environment is everyone’s responsibility. This means that we need...
These days, everyone feels the need to stretch their budgets a little further. Rising costs have hit everyone across the country. Here in Cincinnati, we know that homeowners are feeling the pinch of rising food and energy prices. And all too often, these rising costs...
Urban legends have a way of spreading faster than the truths they obscure. Because they sound true, and they’re repeated often, people tend to believe them without verifying the details. These “facts” are shared and repeated so often, sometimes even by people that really ought...
When a tree has been removed from your yard, leaving only the stump behind, the headaches may not be over. Leaving the stump behind means still having problems to deal with. Tree roots and shoots can continue to grow from these stumps. This root growth...
Gone are the days when homeowners chose trees only because of how they looked in their yard. There is an increasing understanding that making wise and educated choices can reduce our environmental impact. Small, positive choices and changes can really add up in terms of...
