One Meadow at a Time


Liatris in restored prairie
Blazing star growing in Damian Vraniak's praire in Springbrook, WI, USA.

Good news!  New York City is turning heads.  Here’s a an article about an old railroad bed that is now a garden.  Bravo!

http://mediacompost.wordpress.com/2009/08/20/old-train-tracks-become-green-area-and-public-park-nyc/

Happy Tonics did the same thing in Shell Lake, Wisconsin, USA.  We created a Monarch Butterfly Habitat, a restored remnant native tall grass prairie, where once buffalo roamed and tall grasses grew.  The habitat is alongside of an old railroad bed on a narrow strip of land, on one half acre.  The railroad bed is now a trail for foot travel, bicycle and horses. 

Dennis Van Engelsdorp spoke about the importance of helping the pollinators especially honey and native bees including the beloved bumble bee.  He suggests letting meadows grow.  You can view the video on our Blog re:  A Plea for Bees. 

Let’s get beyond the written world.  I would love to hear from you and learn what you are doing right now to help Green Up your corner of the world.  Let’s turn the abandoned wasteland into something beautiful as a Pay it Forward act of kindness for generations to come.

Published by Butterfly Woman Publishing

Butterfly Woman Publishing, is owned by the author. Books include "My Name is Butterfly" and "The Monarch Butterfly Coloring Book." 2021 publication includes Butterflies of the Prairie Habitat. 2014 "My Name is Butterfly" is now available as an eBook on Amazon. The book was also published in Spanish. My second book, "The Monarch Butterfly Coloring Book" was published in Spanish in 2014. Owner Butterfly Woman Publishing butterflywomanpublishing@gmail.com Former Executive Director: Happy Tonics, Inc. A nonprofit for environmental education in northwest Wisconsin. I live in Saratoga Springs, New York, the home of my ancestors since 1866. My mother's ancestry is from Ireland, and my father's ancestry is from England.

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