JBtheExplorer
I'm a Wisconsin native plant gardener, habitat enthusiast, and casual nature photographer who's created more than 3,000 square feet of Wisconsin native garden habitat (including both prairie- and woodland-style habitats) in my yard to benefit wildlife of all kinds. I live within an important part of the Monarch butterfly's migration route, as well as within the endangered Rusty-patched bumble bee's range. My backyard native garden habitat also includes an 800 gallon garden pond that attracts frogs, dragonflies, and ducks. I use this channel to document the plants and wildlife in my yard and elsewhere. I hope my videos help showcase the positive impact native gardening and native restorations have, and hopefully can convince YOU to restore some native habitat in your own yard! Wildlife needs your help, seriously! We need to have large-scale habitat restorations across the country, but your backyard is the best place to start!
Great Lakes Ships - 50 Years Since The Edmund Fitzgerald Sunk
Bald Eagle at Point Beach State Forest
Burlington Airport - KBUU Annual Fly In 2025 (Slideshow)
Aster Season
Monarch Chrysalis Found on Trail
Yellow Garden Spider in Smolenski Park
Brewtown Cruisers Car Show 9/6/25 (Slideshow)
Kenosha Classic Cruise-In 8/30/25 (Slideshow)
Monarch Butterflies on Meadow Blazing Star
Airbus H145 "Flight For Life" at National Night Out (Slideshow)
Backyard Planespotting in Wisconsin (Slideshow)
National Railroad Museum (Slideshow) - May 20, 2025
EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2025 - Saturday Air Shows (Slideshow)
EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2025 - Around the Grounds (Slideshow)
Milwaukee Airshow 2025 (Slideshow)
Smolenski Park Car Show 6/28/25
Bumble Bee on Prairie Smoke
My Native Woodland-Style Garden Strip
Hawthorn Hollow Nature Sanctuary (Slideshow)
Wild Turkey
Mallard Duck in my Garden Pond
"Owl Creek's" Hidden Cascade in Smolenski Park - April 2, 2025
"Owl Creek's" Hidden Cascade in Smolenski Park - 3/28/25
European Goldfinch - March 27, 2025
Wild Turkeys, Mallard Ducks, & Canada Geese
Wood Ducks
Hooded Merganser, Ring-necked Duck, Common Goldeneye, Wood Duck, Muskrat, and More!
Bufflehead
Smolenski Park's Hidden Cascade - February 25, 2025