Building Birdhouses for Stony Oasis Farms - Homes for the Homeless
There is little more satisfying that sitting by one of my ponds in July when the first clutch of birds have been raised, and watching whole families of birds come by for a drink. I have had them fly over and sit just a few inches from my head turning their head this way and that trying to figure out what I was.
Building a DIY Wildlife Guzzler: An Off-Grid Wildlife Water Solution for Central Washington
This guzzler is located in eastern Washington sate which has a semi-arid environment. And it is this kind of dry climate where guzzlers shine. They can provide excellent water for most of the summer. A real blessing for the animals that live there.
Building a Solitary Bee Wall at Stony Oasis Farms
I am in the process of adding a solitary bee wall on my property.
I am all about wildlife. And, wildlife enhancements.
A bee wall gives bees like leaf cutting bees and other solitary bees an easy place to rear their young. I mean they do not have to drill their own hole, I drill them for them.
Cougars Visit Stony Oasis Farms
I have always found predators to be fascinating, and especially cougars. I have seen many of these cats on my trail cams on my property through the years. In this article I am going to share a few of these videos. You can visit my youtube channel devoted to these trail cam videos here... Trail Cam Vids.
Installing a Ram Pump-Pumping Water For Free
Pump Water Using Only Falling Water as the Power Source I have built and will be installing this one inch ram pump as soon as I am up on the property and able to keep an eye on it. I have found this technology to be fascinating, and right down my alley as far as […]
Welcome to Stony Oasis Farms: My 50-Year Journey to the High Desert Food Forest
Welcome to Stony Oasis Farms...80 acres of semi-arid land on the dry eastern side of the cascade mountains in central WA state. Creating an off grid permaculture food forest has been a life long dream of mine.