Environmental News

A curated set of environmental news stories brought to you by the Gottlieb Native Garden team.

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Milkweed giveaway to attract Monarch Butterflies Sunday

Fall flora

Ornamental shrub grows out of control, pushes out native plants

‘Sage is your friend, not your smudge stick’: Taking back a native plant

Over the Garden Fence – The Partnership Between Humans and Nature During Fire Recovery

At Yosemite, a Preservation Plan That Calls for Chainsaws

With treasured forests perennially threatened by fierce wildfires, many experts say it’s time to cut and burn protectively. A lawsuit is standing in the way.

U.S. Senators Susan Collins, and Maria Cantwell Bill to Restore Native Plants in National Parks Advances

Last week, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee advanced the Native Plant Species Pilot Program Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) to promote the use of native plants.

COUNTY AGRICULTURAL REPORT SHOWS STRAWBERRIES RAKED IN $850 MILLION LAST YEAR

Santa Barbara County released its Agricultural Crop Report and showed a $1.9 Billion value of agricultural production last year with strawberries leading the charge.

Explained: What is making California’s wildfires so deadly?

As the American state battles the blaze, here is what making them deadlier and bigger each year

California poised to restrict bee-killing pestocides

Widely used insecticides that harm bees and songbirds would face far-reaching restrictions in California under regulations proposed by the state’s pesticide agency.