By Michael Harrelson (This article originally appeared in the October 11, 2025 edition of the San Diego Union-Tribune) The narrator of Edgar Allen Poe’s poem, The Raven, struggles to deal with the loss of his love, Lenore, and is haunted by her death. The presence of a raven at his window adds a sinister element […]
‘Hoo’s’ Coming to Dinner? Hopefully, Not This Unwelcome Non-Native Owl By Barb Sands (This article originally appeared in the July 12, 2025 edition of the San Diego Union-Tribune) Do you know that approximately 1,000 local or native owls call San Diego County home? Of the 19 owl species in North America, seven of them live […]
By Joan Herskowitz Creating a garden hospitable to birds is not only a personally gratifying connection with nature and opportunity to beautify the home environment, it is also important for sustaining resident and migratory bird populations. Due to habitat loss, native plant gardening is important for maintaining biodiversity. Doug Tallamy, ecologist and author, writes that […]
