For years, naturalist Terry W. Johnson has provided insights on everything from bluebirds to beautyberry. Terry is the former manager of the Wildlife Resources Division’s nongame program and current executive director of The Environmental Resources Network, or TERN, friends group of the agency’s Nongame Conservation Section.

His "Out My Backdoor" columns for the nongame e-newsletter Georgia Wild are available here. These columns are copyrighted, and permission is required to reprint them. Please contact rick.lavender@dnr.state.ga.us for details.

You can learn more about TERN, including how to join, at http://tern.homestead.com.

Terry's most recent column is "Spring Beauties -- on the Wing."

Other columns this year:

• January: Helping Birds Survive Winter's Worst
• February: The Scouts Are Here
• March: Red Buckeye: a Hummingbird Favorite
• April: This Honeysuckle Is a Good Guy

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