Field Notes – July 2025

It’s July! Farmers markets are thriving, invasive ticks are spreading, butterfly populations need help bouncing back from twenty years of decline – and we’re here to tell you about all of it!

First, though, tune in to how David Redhage’s home garden is doing so far this summer – his challenges may mirror yours.

With an eye toward National Farmers Market Week early next month, we take a fresh look at farmers markets – where to find them, how they’ve been doing state- and nationwide, and the benefits they bring to local communities..

The Xerces Society has an antidote to recent bad news on the butterfly front: a roadmap to help them recover.

OSU veterinarians are keeping a wary eye on the “vampire” Asian Longhorned Tick – and are recruiting ranchers to lend a hand by sending in samples.

Field Notes – July 2025 (PDF, 700 KB)