Native Connections

05/05/2026

Mothers Day is coming up quickly! Check out our webstore for a limited time offer Wildflower mix inspired by one of our regular customers. This mix has been given by a dedicated individual every year for the last few years on Mother's Day and we thought we'd share the love! 💐

04/28/2026

We haven’t had Lead plant in husks for a bit and we’ve gotten new measuring cups so it was time for a new “sandcastle” photo

04/13/2026

This wildflower mix is inspired by one of our regular customers. Give the gift of native flowers to a maternal figure in your life or treat yourself! It will be available in our new webstore until the end of May.

https://shop.nativeconnections.net/products/conservation-pollinator-seed-mix-copy?variant=46946685091971

04/03/2026

Sorting through some photos and rediscovered this fun one from our Lupine knoll. When Lupine seed pods dry, they contract until the pod explodes from the tension. This seed landed squarely in one of the leaves of the Lupine plant. I'm sure it got knocked down to the soil eventually. Due to their explosive nature we store the collected pods in a big mesh bag that sits in the sun like a big bag of popcorn!

03/23/2026

We just launched a webstore where you can purchase our pre-designed mixes more easily! We made some updates to a few mixes as well; you'll still see our Shortgrass and Pollinator Mixes but with some adjustment to species and rates.

If you want a custom mix or mixes for larger areas, email or a phone call is still the way to go so we can find the best fit for your site.

You can reach the store through links on our website or visit shop.nativeconnections.net Please go peruse the mixes and let us know if you have any questions!

02/10/2026

Just a little bee enjoying one of our Columbine flowers ( )
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02/06/2026

In between the snowfalls we've had some beautifully frosty mornings. ❄

01/29/2026

We are excited to attend this year's Burning Issues conference put on by the Michigan Prescribed Fire Council. There is still time to sign up and join the conversation about how we use fire in todays ecosystems.

If your work touches prescribed fire, habitat management, restoration, wildlife, or land stewardship, Burning Issues 2026 is designed for you.

Two days of:

Applied science

Practitioner experience

Honest discussion about what’s changing—and how we respond

Fort Custer Training Center, Augusta, MI
February 10–11, 2026
Register & details: https://www.firecouncil.org/bi2026

01/29/2026

Opportunity to learn more about fire in our landscapes from three lovely people who are passionate about the use of fire. 🔥

Michele Richards, Ryan Koziatek, and Dave Brown of the
Michigan Prescribed Fire Council join hosts Joe Byars and David Benac for a conversation about the role of fire in Michigan's ecosystems and how their group uses it as a tool. This is the first of a fascinating pair of episodes about how fire 🔥 is an important natural and cultural feature of many of Southwest Michigan's landscapes. 💚

Listen to the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6ZdVEVAFjjD3jftwxyzbVp

12/31/2025

Hope everyone is staying warm and cozy! While this snow isn't great for snowman, some species have seeds that work almost as well. The Agrimonia seeds have little hooks that help them stick to animals and disperse. This makes them a bit harder to mix with other seeds in a seed mix but if you squish a bunch together though, you can make a snowman!