We live with Crown Land around us and beautiful Maryann Creek runs right beside our 1910 farm house in Yale, B.C. with our land being deed N0. 5 on the Hudson Bay Map. The gold miners dug up this place and they ran cattle here. Now for 22 years we have beat back brambles ect. for veggies, and I grow all manner of things that shouldn't grow here. My greenhouse is home not only to tomatos and peppers but every year my Alligator Lizzards ,snakes and little Chorus Frogs appear with the warmth and help keep the insects population in control. What insects die in the greenhouse I collect and feed to the Cutthroat Trout in the Creek. Friends come visit just to see the 40+ hummingbirds that hang out at our multiple feeders and flower gardens. I keep a photo journal of the butterflies, for the Butterfly Atlas.( plus everything else). Our dogs have kept the raccoons away for years. We get regular visit from deer, bear, coyote, rabbits, but the dogs have been trained to just keep them out of the yard and not to bother them. The squirells though are the one thing that really get there tails in a turmoil and give me a smirk. They are trained to kill shrews and moles, the one thing that I have a hard time co-exsiting with because they cause so much destruction,but they will always be here because of the forests around us and the food I provide them. Years ago our sheperd saved my life and our new puppies life when a young couger came in our yard. Pearl was badly hurt, but amazingly survived with a chrushed skull and was forever lovingly refered to as' Coug Head' . Sadly Conservation officers shot the couger because it had had the taste of dog and refused to leave. We tried to scare it away. Thanks to my father---- gardening and nature have taught me everything about co- existing, patience, appreciating beauty, empathy, what to fear & what not to fear, and that its good to get dirty, stop and only hear birds sing, feel a warm fresh breeze on the creek while catching a wiff of mock orange or was that the linden tree or the aubretia on the rock wall Celebrate Nature through plants, jyl Tuck On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 9:01 AM, <pbs-request@lists.ibiblio.org> wrote: > Send pbs mailing list submissions to > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > pbs-request@lists.ibiblio.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > pbs-owner@lists.ibiblio.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of pbs digest..." > > > List-Post:<mailto:pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > List-Archive:<http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: a new pest (Colleen) > 2. Re: a new pest (Mark BROWN) > 3. Re: a new pest (James Frelichowski) > 4. Re: a new pest (B Spencer) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 22:14:30 -0700 > From: "Colleen" <silkie@frontiernet.net> > Subject: Re: [pbs] a new pest > To: "'Pacific Bulb Society'" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Message-ID: <050901ced5f8$153343d0$3f99cb70$@frontiernet.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > I too enjoy a natural approach to landscaping and watching wildlife having > grown up in the rural mountains, but the downside of this trend of "wild" > animals and humans living close together is zoonosis, the bird flu being > only one. Humans are moving into the animal's territory and the animals, > as > has been pointed out are adapting to ours. Zoonosis is a big problem in > areas of the world with deforestation for plantations, ranching/farming, > and > housing developments as the displaced animals still return to their > traditional areas and the humans have no resistance to the diseases they > carry. Populations of any type do not thrive in dense situations. > > Colleen NE Calif., USA > > -----Original Message----- > From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] > On Behalf Of Giant Coreopsis > Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 9:10 PM > To: Pacific Bulb Society > Subject: Re: [pbs] a new pest > > There has been a resurgence in recent years of wild life returning not just > to urban interface zones, but to metropolitan areas in North America. > There > is a small community of mountain lions in the hills visible from my house > in > central Los Angeles (see http://www.urbancarnivores.com/); coyotes and > bears > come through my parents' property spitting distance from Washington, DC and > someone mentioned turkeys in view of Manhattan. I personally find it > inspiring and hopeful - despite sprawl, highways and climate change, we > still get to experience some of the natural world without a camping trip to > Yellowstone. Over the years I have had plenty of animals have their way > with my plants and projects. It can be a challenge to outsmart them, or > deter them, and I aim to treat this as a challenge and part of the > adventure. I garden (nowadays with natives) primarily to experience a > connection with the natural rhythms of my area. That brings birds, > pollinators, soil fungi and some 'pests'. It's all part of the game. I > put > my precious free time, my money and my creativity into my garden projects. > So I guess I rationalize shooting an pesky animal, and it would die, and > perhaps the babies it's nursing would slowly starve somewhere out of sight, > and at some point (because this is the way nature works), another of its > species will take its place and eat my plants again. But I won't. Because > the way I see it, that would be cruel and futile, and worst of all, it > would > miss the point of why I garden. > > > On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 5:10 PM, Kelly Irvin <kellso@irvincentral.com > >wrote: > > > Would make even a PETA member want to become a hunter! Aaargh!! Until > > I got a crossbow, the deer were ruining me. No, I'm not a member of > > PETA, and I was already a closet hunter. > > > > Mr. Kelly M. Irvin > > 10850 Hodge Ln > > Gravette, AR 72736 > > USA > > 479-787-9958 > > USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 6a/b > > > > On 10/30/13 4:06 PM, Dennis Kramb wrote: > > > I came home from work yesterday to discover the flower pots on my > > > back porch were all knocked down, smashed, with plants uprooted, and > > > disheveled. The culprit? A wild turkey. :-) > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 08:08:17 +0100 (CET) > From: Mark BROWN <brown.mark@wanadoo.fr> > Subject: Re: [pbs] a new pest > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Message-ID: <1021392640.1700.1383203297572.JavaMail.www@wwinf1m17> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > I am in wholehearted agreement here! > I have to garden with wild boar and deer and it is not easy but I would > not have it any other way! > I love sharing this space with all the other creatures. Endless hours of > pleasure. > Salamanders and glow-worms are a particular joy as the were all but > extinct in England. > My father used to talk wistfully of them. I was so excited when I saw them > here! > This is half of the fun of gardening for me, being in intimate contact > with all this life. > It is a challenge at times but then as Henk Gerritsen said it is like > "playing chess with Nature". > ? > Mark > > > > > > " Message du 31/10/13 05:46 > > De : "Dennis Kramb" > > > > > > My sentiments exactly, Giant Coreopsis! The vast majority of my garden is > > native wildflowers, native shrubs, and native trees. I *love* the snakes, > > frogs, rabbits, and now turkey(s) that my collection has attracted. Not > to > > mention the countless types of birds, bees, and butterflies. If this > > turkey wants to take up residence here, I'm kinda stoked about it! > > Especially with winter season setting in... this could be interesting! > > > > Dennis in Cincinnati" > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 04:49:43 -0700 (PDT) > From: James Frelichowski <butterflyamaryllis@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [pbs] a new pest > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Message-ID: > <1383220183.20954.YahooMailNeo@web164501.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > I hear you.? Chipmunk, squirrels, raccoons, rabbits dig up or eat most of > what my mom tries to plant (Chicagoland) ranging from Petunias to Chestnut > trees. > As for the Turkeys, hey give the family a 'free range' bird for > Thanksgiving, lol (but i imagine they are protected species?). > ? > James Frelichowski > ? > Bryan, Texas, if it can grow here, it can grow just about anywhere, lol. > ? > > From: Kelly Irvin <kellso@irvincentral.com> > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 7:10 PM > Subject: Re: [pbs] a new pest > > > Would make even a PETA member want to become a hunter! Aaargh!! Until > I got a crossbow, the deer were ruining me. No, I'm not a member of > PETA, and I was already a closet hunter. > > Mr. Kelly M. Irvin > 10850 Hodge Ln > Gravette, AR 72736 > USA??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? > 479-787-9958 > USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 6a/b > > > On 10/30/13 4:06 PM, Dennis Kramb wrote: > > I came home from work yesterday to discover the flower pots on my back > > porch were all knocked down, smashed, with plants uprooted, and > > disheveled.? The culprit?? A wild turkey.? :-) > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 09:33:53 -0400 > From: B Spencer <bea.spencer@sympatico.ca> > Subject: Re: [pbs] a new pest > To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Message-ID: <BLU0-SMTP486D415B3E34A6EE09545B850B0@phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Wild turkeys were reintroduced to Ontario several years ago and the > program > has been tremendously successful. I have now resident turkeys on my five > rural acres property north of Toronto. Apart from taking every last of my > grapes last year in my veggie garden protected by an electric horse fence, > (the darn things can fly. It is actually quite amusing watching them, like > watching a B 52 taking of), they are not a big nuisance and have not come > as > close as my back porch. Coyotes and raccoons are a much bigger problem. > There have been sightings of bears not far from here and there is > persistent > rumor of cougar sightings in Southern Ontario although the Ministry takes > it > with a grain of salt. > Yes, the turkeys are protected here, sort of, and you have to have a permit > to take ONE tom during the short spring hunting season. Do not know if > there is a fall one too. Now, wild boars are tremendously destructive, but > they are not here yet although my hunters would love an opportunity to hunt > them. > When you live in the country you cannot complain that you live next to your > neighbour's manure pile so the wild life comes with the territory, although > some people do want to sanitize everything. > For you city folks. Yes, nature is tremendously unforgiving. You only have > to see the dead deer that starved in winter in the woods up north because > they could not get to the food, but a responsible hunter does not shoot > animals out of the hunting season which is designed so that "the babies do > not starve slowly somewhere". On the other hand when coyotes are killing > your sheep, are you going to just watch it, because they may have pups? A > tough call! > Bea > -----Original Message----- > From: James Frelichowski > Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2013 7:49 AM > To: Pacific Bulb Society > Subject: Re: [pbs] a new pest > > I hear you. Chipmunk, squirrels, raccoons, rabbits dig up or eat most of > what my mom tries to plant (Chicagoland) ranging from Petunias to Chestnut > trees. > As for the Turkeys, hey give the family a 'free range' bird for > Thanksgiving, lol (but i imagine they are protected species?). > > James Frelichowski > > Bryan, Texas, if it can grow here, it can grow just about anywhere, lol. > > > From: Kelly Irvin <kellso@irvincentral.com> > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 7:10 PM > Subject: Re: [pbs] a new pest > > > Would make even a PETA member want to become a hunter! Aaargh!! Until > I got a crossbow, the deer were ruining me. No, I'm not a member of > PETA, and I was already a closet hunter. > > Mr. Kelly M. Irvin > 10850 Hodge Ln > Gravette, AR 72736 > USA > 479-787-9958 > USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 6a/b > > > On 10/30/13 4:06 PM, Dennis Kramb wrote: > > I came home from work yesterday to discover the flower pots on my back > > porch were all knocked down, smashed, with plants uprooted, and > > disheveled. The culprit? A wild turkey. :-) > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! 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