Nikki Belmonte

Executive Director of the Georgia Native Plant Society 🌱 2 kids, 1M composting worms, love coffee, birding, & yard work. Easily distracted by plants. (She/her)

[SaportaReport @SaportaReport]

Creating Change One Native Plant at a Time #sponsored @GNPSociety https://t.co/HqhzRrvBC2

[MassDCR @MassDCR]

With move-in day right around the corner, overpasses all over the Boston area need your help. They need to not be hit by a moving truck on Storrow Drive or Soldiers Field in Boston & Memorial Drive in Cambridge. Plan your move in day route accordingly & watch for the signs!

[Nikki Belmonte @ConstantBirder]

Georgia leading the way in unique energy and habitat solutions! #pollinators are thriving in this #nativeplant habitat - see what I have to say in the article. #solarpower
https://t.co/hruK1Ucqvm

[Nikki Belmonte @ConstantBirder]

A possible fifth force of nature: the wobbling.
https://t.co/LGO3kHAXzT

[SaportaReport @SaportaReport]

Plant Native for Birds: Georgia Grows Native for Birds Month Returns for September 2023 #sponsored @GeorgiaAudubon https://t.co/hH7keDCPw7

[Pollinator Partnership @Pollinators]

This month the #NAPPC Pollinator Communications Task Force interviewed Amanda Barth! She is the rare insect conservation project leader and a lead for Utah's Pollinator Pursuit initiative. Read the full interview at https://t.co/eKJVJkJwsv.

[Nikki Belmonte @ConstantBirder]

@NicoSGonzalez I get a little emotional every time I watch those, even if the pitcher is on the Phils, or even the Yankees. #baseballmom

[Georgia Native Plant Society @GNPSociety]

Georgia’s grasslands need our help. Mr. Rogers will describe this ongoing initiative and how to help document remnant roadside grassland habitats. Register at https://t.co/vFNU7wq2r2.

Mr. Will Rogers is a Conservation Research Professional @BotGardenGA. #nativeplants

[Georgia Native Plant Society @GNPSociety]

Blooming now! The short-statured spotted St. John’s wort (Hypericum punctatum), found from the very northern counties of Georgia to a few very southern ones. The flowers are only about ½ inch and the leaves, stems, sepals & petals are heavily black-dotted. #nativeplants

[Georgia Native Plant Society @GNPSociety]

Blooming now! Downy woodmint (Blephilia ciliata) is a perennial native plant, also known as downy pagoda plant. Like many plants in the mint (Lamiaceae) family, this is very attractive to bees and every tiny flower is checked when a bee stops by. #nativeplants #pollinatorplants

[Georgia Native Plant Society @GNPSociety]

Blazing stars are a big part of the fall garden but this species, Liatris spicata, blooms in early summer. Summer or fall, Liatris is a butterfly magnet. Native from one end of the state to the other and widely sold (perhaps more than any other). #nativeplants #pollinatorplants

[Nikki Belmonte @ConstantBirder]

@TheBirdist How did you know....creepy!!

[Georgia Native Plant Society @GNPSociety]

Blooming now! Wild quinine (Parthenium integrifolium) likes sunny areas and tolerates Fdry, rocky or clay soil due to its large root. lower stalks can be up to 3' tall, with long-lasting clustered white flowers. #nativeplantsofgeorgia #pollinatorplants https://t.co/RaJCvPPYEB

[Dogwood Alliance @DogwoodAlliance]

Adopt the pace of #nature: her secret is patience.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

[Sara Lewis @silent_sparks]

This illustration shows the many ways that fireflies can get exposed to #pesticides.

✍️by Dr. Jim Lloyd from his Fireflyers Companion (1998 Vol 4)

[revolvermag @Revolvermag]

ALICE IN CHAINS 'Unplugged' is one of the greatest live albums ever https://t.co/sQxrxqqIqW

[Georgia Native Plant Society @GNPSociety]

Wrapping up #nationalmothweek with one of the clearwing hummingbird moths. Host plants include snowberry (Symphoricarpos), honeysuckle (Lonicera), dogbane (Apocynum), and dwarf bush honeysuckle (Diervilla lonicera). The plant it is visiting is anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum).

[Georgia Native Plant Society @GNPSociety]

This stunning creature is the luna moth, naturally found in Georgia where it lays eggs on sweetgum, persimmon, hickory, walnut, and sumac. Fun fact: this is one moth that does not feed as an adult so you won’t see it on your flowers. #nationalmothweek #nativeplants

[NW MN Biologist @NwMnBiologist]

New Minnesota law:
Cities must now allow managed natural landscaping to be installed and maintained on all parcels.

https://t.co/w6v14ACm8l

[Georgia Native Plant Society @GNPSociety]

Say hello to the Polyphemus moth, one of our largest native moths with a 4-6" wing span. The female lays eggs on host trees like oak (Quercus), willow (Salix), maple (Acer), and birch (Betula). The large, green caterpillar looks similar to the luna moth. #nationalmothweek