Save the Fireflies! - Conservation

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A big shoutout to the Firefly conservation project over at www.firefly.org. I stumbled upon this project while researching conservation efforts on my land, and low-and-behold, I'm already doing a bunch of it. It turns out, what's good for one insect is good for many. "If you build it, they will come".
Want to help out firefly research? You can help the conservation scientists and submit a sighting here: www.firefly.or.... This will help scientists track where they are, what species you found, and give them insights to their numbers, range, spread, and more.
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@Discitus Год назад

I miss fireflies. I used to see them a lot at provincial parks as a kid, especially at those fields next to the shower/laundry buildings where I think they bury the septic tanks. The bushes all around those fields would be full of blinking bugs at dusk. I'd go to brush my teeth before bed and stay a while to watch them.

@user-iq9pe4ls2j Год назад

As a twenty-something year old who’s spent his life between Scarborough and southern California, one thing that has disturbed me was that I have no recollection of ever seeing a firefly.

@tosue1 Год назад

I have a great property for fireflies and dragonflies and I see plenty of both. I also have snakes, turtles, frogs, toads and birds. I was happy to find out even the bats I see over my yard don't eat fireflies! 🙂

@CanadianPermacultureLegacy Год назад

Amazing, thanks for your incredible work !

@tosue1 Год назад

@@CanadianPermacultureLegacy Actually, it's all wild and natural. I don't even mow anymore! The wildlife was always around; it's just different now.

@liftoffthecouch Год назад

I didn't know fireflies are so beneficial! I hope I'll be able to get some more in my garden.

@imperfectlypermaculture Год назад

I’ve been thinking about insects a lot lately. I remember the windshield being absolutely covered in bug guts as a kid during the summer. And there were so many dragonflies around that I would collect them from the front grill of cars while my mom was working at the general store in our tiny rural town. I am glad that I am able to provide insect habitat, and that I continue to see fireflies at my home. But I worry a lot about the overall population. Thanks for spreading the message.

@Cyssane Год назад

We managed to attract fireflies to our tiny postage stamp of an urban lot, and we weren't even trying! They just showed up one night last summer and delighted us, and we're very much hoping we see them again this year. After seeing this video, I think I know why. We've been making gardens everywhere we can and planting many different native species mixed in with more usual garden perennials, and we use natural wood mulch that's been slowly decaying over time. We also have a small dish in the corner of one of our gardens for use as a bee bath. So it looks like we inadvertently created a habitat where the fireflies feel comfortable. (We rarely use our porch light either, so our backyard is generally pretty dark.)

@CanadianPermacultureLegacy Год назад

That'll do it 😀

@ColinKelly14 Год назад

I started gardening in 2020 (partly as something to do during covid) and discovered your channel shortly thereafter. That really shaped the way I view my gardens and my yard in the best way possible. We had fireflies for the first time ever last summer and I was so excited to see them flashing around at night.

@CanadianPermacultureLegacy Год назад

Thanks so much for telling me. It means so much that I'm having a positive impact on how people see gardens... how it's so crucial we blend them into the ecosystems we exist in, etc. ❤️

@bookswithatwist-vanvelzerp9262 Год назад

Try Edible Acres too - he is also very inspiring in a different way - I find them both extremely valuable. :) Welcome to the fun of nature.

@glenagarrett4704 Год назад

Loved the info in this video. I grew up out in the boonies and fireflies were the Summer highlight and have noticed the decrease, especially the last 10 years or so. Three years ago I had to cull the single maple tree from my front lawn. I left a 10-foot snag there even though I knew I'd get side-eye from some of my neighbors. I also ringed it with short logs from the cut. It's now covered in native Virginia Creeper. There's a Cardinal nest in it and possibly and Wren). There's a volunteer Sassafras tree growing beside it which attracts so many birds, especially wrens. I put the remainder of the maple logs in a low spot in the back to be the basis of a wildlife refuge brush pile then began adding any twigs I found or cut to them as well as excess leaves. I heavily trimmed some yews last year and added those branches to the logs which substantially increased the size of the pile. I've noticed an increase in bird species overall since doing these things and also an increase in fireflies. I hadn't thought about why I was seeing more fireflies until this video.

@CanadianPermacultureLegacy Год назад

I love the neighbour side-eye :) LOL

@glenagarrett4704 Год назад

@@CanadianPermacultureLegacy Yeah, my little town takes itself way too seriously sometimes, the main driver being that there are tourist attractions all around. Definitely people will call the town to report you if they think your lawn isn't being maintained up to their "quaintness" standard. So glad I have that second completely rural property for when I am ready to move from here.

@allonesame6467 Год назад

Thanks for the tips and the lovely wrap snack!

@PaleGhost69 Год назад

I just realized I only had fire flies the year i did my wall of plants.

@SAROXBAND Год назад

I remember chasing them in my grandma’s house as a little girl. There were so many our faces would light up… they are slowly returning to our property as we’re bringing native pollinator flowers! Even lady bugs which never appeared here before! 🐞 🐛 ✨

@CanadianPermacultureLegacy Год назад

Amazing!

@lisaflannagan3659 Год назад

Same! I’be seen many ladybugs this year - constantly double check they aren’t the beatles but they are so bright red and a lovely surprise

@donnavorce8856 Год назад

There was a perfect firefly area adjacent to Little Blue River near me. It was short-grass prairie, low lying, and got flooded every year or two by rising river water. One night as I drove by the entire area was lit up with a major firefly party. The ground is probably about 8 acres. I'd estimate I witnessed at least 10,000 lights. It was truly awe-inspiring. (Stop reading now because there's no happy ending to this brief story.) About 4 years ago someone decided to grow corn on that low river shelf. The miraculous show is gone forever now. It's so heartbreaking. My own food forest has loads of habitat so my own little show is pretty good some nights. Maybe a few hundred.

@CanadianPermacultureLegacy Год назад

I should have stopped reading... :(

@Growinginontario Год назад

Interesting facts. We are fortunate to have lots o fireflies on our property. Maybe that’s why we don’t have a slug problem

@catherinewilson1079 Год назад

I have fond memories of nights flickering with fireflies!

@Deba7777 2 месяца назад

Very interesting, thank you!

@DarthNehimis Год назад

Thank you for sharing, I ordered a sign and will make sure I am doing everything necessary to be certified. One of my main goals for my house is to turn the yard into a firefly habitat.

@CanadianPermacultureLegacy Год назад

Wonderful!

@Pausereflectandbreathe Год назад

That sandwich is a great idea! I have a very healthy and large leaf sorrels that are abundant and don't know what to do except eat leaves by itself. Thank you for this info! I love fireflies!

@CanadianPermacultureLegacy Год назад

It's crazy how tasty these are! I think they taste even better because of how alert I feel all day after eating them. It's a true nutrient boost. A little microdosing of medicine. Food IS medicine!

@TheEmbrio Год назад

I only eat it in the winter (very mild winters here) in soup. Potato based, blended or not, then add the sorel last minute. I bet it could be frozen for climates where it’s not green all year.

@kmsch986 Год назад

I grew up in the south where fireflies were everywhere and here in Colorado where I live now, just assumed they didn’t live bc of our temps. I’m assuming if you get them in Canada we can here. Wild. I’m shocked. We also have terrible Japanese beetle problem so they would be awesome.

@Ipwnnoobslegitlike 4 месяца назад

In Maryland back in 2018 ish I walked thru my friends field and it was like no joke 500 at the very least fireflies and was jaw dropping

@debbiehenri345 Год назад

I've never seen a Firefly here in the UK (they do occur in a few places in Wales and England, rarely in Scotland). So I thought - buy some (since there is no shortage of insects here and they'd have plenty to prey on), but it seems no one is selling them. Will keep looking out for them and hoping that maybe they'll move here on their own.

@Emiliapocalypse Год назад

There used to be fireflies in the wooded patch behind the house we visit in the summer in Cape Cod, but I haven’t seen them for years. Became interested in preserving them ever since. Thanks for your video!

@PaleGhost69 Год назад

Don't forget we also have a sick fascination with putting them in jars and letting them die overnight after we have shaken them against glass while saying "Dance, Monkey"

@CanadianPermacultureLegacy Год назад

😔

@debbiehenri345 Год назад

What?

@PaleGhost69 Год назад

@debbiehenri345 When people put fireflies in jars hoping to see them light up, and when they don't, they shake them, causing injuries. Then they leave them in the jar overnight, "hoping they survive."

@ninemoonplanet Год назад

I've never seen fireflies. Born in Calgary, high altitude, which only got grassland insects that could live in dryer climate. I'll have to fin a map showing where the fireflies are native.

@walrusiam6233 Год назад

I decided a year or two ago that when I finally have fireflies again my plan will have reached maturity.

@vonries Год назад

I miss fireflies. I remember catching them and putting them in a jar just to find them dead the next morning, or whenever I got around to dumping them out. I know the stupid things kids do. Nevertheless they don't live this far south. The main benefit as I see it, we have very few ticks. We still have some I assume, but if we do it's not many near me.😅

@brooksy1234 Год назад

Ask uncle Bernie about the camera

@ArsasSternenkatze Год назад

Oh i love firefliers but have not seen one in ages - i hope to attrakt them in my new garden 😊

@ArsasSternenkatze Год назад

Although it could be difficult since most gardeners around me have hundreds of night lights... 🙄

@ArsasSternenkatze Год назад

Aaand today i found my first firefly in the garden 🎇 🥰

@julie-annepineau4022 Год назад

Love this kind of more specific info. Do you have sweet gale or bayberry planted? Attended a talk at the local nature conservation place. They are nitrogen fixing edge shrubs that are native to the Acadian forests. I know your Laurentian but there is cross over.

@CanadianPermacultureLegacy Год назад

I don't, I'll keep my eyes open.

@brooksy1234 Год назад

As a kid when a salad was put in front of you, you said, I don’t eat leaves. How you’ve changed, for the good. Lol

@lisaflannagan3659 Год назад

So we do have a lot of fireflies! And now I guess I have to rethink setting up a bunch of solar path lights if they are going to kill the vibe for these amazing insects…but I really want my lights 😢😅 Maybe if they are the kind that fade after a couple of hours? I will also mention that I noticed some real showstoppers this year - really sharp flashes vs just the light twinkly kinds …any insights into these more flashy / sparkly fireflies? Thanks 🙏

@CanadianPermacultureLegacy Год назад

Yes, as long as they go completely dark for a good 6+ hours at some point. Leaving them twinkling or faded at dusk is much less offensive than leaving them on all night long.

@RN-nl1iy Год назад

cool videos dude!

@ivannaoliynyk1774 Год назад

I have a question. What about those solar LED pathway lights - are they harmful to the fireflies same as street or house lights?

@CanadianPermacultureLegacy Год назад

Yes, ideally they should turn off at some point, once you are done with them. Our lighting should reflect nature as much as possible, and when the sun is set, it should be dark outside