Greener Cleaner

03/17/2026

The beautiful butterfly moth.
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03/16/2026

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The calendar says spring arrives this Friday, but if you've been outside lately, you already know the land doesn't wait for an official announcement. The equinox marks the astronomical moment, but buds, mud, and the first robin operate on their own schedule entirely. What sign tells you spring has truly arrived?

03/15/2026

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I haven't eaten in five months. I entered my den in October at close to three hundred pounds. Right now I weigh about two hundred. I burned a third of my body weight in fat while my heart rate dropped to single digits and I barely moved.

I'm a Black Bear. And I woke up eight hundred feet from your cul-de-sac.

I didn't hibernate the way you think. True hibernators like groundhogs drop to near-freezing and take minutes to wake. I maintained a low level of consciousness the entire time. My body temperature stayed high enough that I could have gotten up at any point. I chose not to for five months.

Right now I'm standing in the woods behind your neighborhood eating skunk cabbage — the only plant generating enough heat to melt through frozen soil and grow in March. I'll eat pounds of vegetation today to start rebuilding what I lost.

My sense of smell is extraordinary. I can detect food sources from miles away. Your neighbor's bird feeder three blocks over has been registering since before I left the den. I was born in this county. I've lived here for over a decade. I know every bird feeder, every unsecured garbage can, every compost pile within my home range. I remember every food source I've found and I update the map each year.

I prefer skunk cabbage and emerging plants. I'll shift to berries, insects, and acorns as the season progresses. I won't touch your garbage unless you leave it accessible — and I'd rather not. Conflict with humans is the leading cause of bear mortality in suburban areas. The encounter is worse for me than it is for you.

Black bear populations have recovered significantly across the eastern US over the past few decades. The bears didn't move to the suburbs. The forest recovered enough to support them near where you live.

🐾 If a bear is in your area this spring:

- Bring bird feeders in from March through November — a feeder is the single most common attractant that draws bears into yards. Once a bear finds a feeder, it returns nightly until the food source is gone
- Secure garbage cans with a bear-resistant lid or store them in the garage until morning of pickup — a bear that associates a neighborhood with easy food loses its natural avoidance of people
- Clean grills after use and don't leave pet food outside overnight
- If you see a bear in your yard, make noise from a safe distance — clap, shout, bang a pot. A bear that's startled away reinforces its avoidance of humans. A bear that's watched quietly learns the yard is safe
- A bear passing through is normal behavior, not an emergency. If a bear is repeatedly returning to the same yard or approaching people, contact your state wildlife agency

I'm not here for you. I've been here longer than your neighborhood has. I'm just bigger than the other things you've been ignoring 🌿

03/14/2026

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Somewhere under a shed or a woodpile near your house — a red fox is giving birth right now.

Four to six kits. Each one weighs a few ounces. Eyes sealed shut. Dark brown, not orange. You wouldn't recognize them as foxes.

She won't leave the den for two weeks. The male brings food to the entrance every night. He doesn't go in.

Right now there's nothing to see. But the fox trotting through your yard with food in his mouth and an urgent pace — that's the tell. He's delivering.

🦊 If you think there's a den nearby:

- Stay back and use binoculars — approaching pushes the mother to relocate
- Don't place food near the entrance — the male is providing
- If it's under your deck or shed, leave it alone until summer. The family disperses by July
- Don't call animal control — a den near your house is normal and temporary

03/14/2026

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03/09/2026

She’s Not Dangerous. She’s Protective.
"The forest floor is still cold, and my cubs are still wobbly on their feet. When I stand my ground, it isn’t a declaration of war—it is a shield of love".

A common myth is that a bear charging toward you in the spring is an act of unprovoked aggression. The scientific reality is that March sows are 100% focused on protection. According to the National Park Service, black bear cubs are born in January weighing less than a pound; by the time they emerge in March, they are only just beginning to navigate the vertical world of trees.

Right now, in early March, the "den exit" is happening. This is the most dangerous time for the family, as cubs are slow and predators are hungry. A mother bear will use "bluff charges"—huffing and slapping the ground—to warn you away because her cubs cannot yet run. She is managing the survival of the next generation.

Why care? Bears are keystone species that disperse seeds and create habitat for others. This March, if you see a bear family, give them at least 100 yards of space. Respect her focus, and you protect the future of the forest.

03/09/2026

Still strong and being the legend that he is - Willie -
Thanks for the autograph, Willie!
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03/09/2026

Just a beautiful cow.

03/09/2026

No beef for me. Just love here. 🥰

03/09/2026

The world can provide enough for everyone, but too many greedy people are hoarding wealth and resources and destroying natural life-support systems...