Environmental News

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

Why are scientists planting tiny forests in big cities?

Healthy forests help combat climate change, provide humans with drinking water and even improve mental and physical health. But it’s hard to imagine an entire forest in the middle of a big city

Bend program helps grow habitat for native pollinators

Pollinator Pathway Bend distributed 1,800 native plants to 330 households Saturday during its fourth annual native plant giveaway at Bear Creek Elementary.

These California wildflowers could save other plants

As wildflowers go, the mountain jewelflower is demure, clever and quietly unbreakable. It has spread across many of California’s iconic landscapes, from Sonoma wine country to the oak-dotted foothills, even over the Sierra Crest, where snow covers the ground during winter.

California Poppy – What You’d Want to Know About This California State Flower

There’s quite a lot worth knowing about this flower, which is one of North America’s most celebrated native wildflowers.

SB Botanic Garden conservation director: Santa Rosa Island fire a ‘wake-up call’

Firefighters have contained 97% of the fire, which, driven by high-powered winds, spread to over 18,300 acres, torching through one-third of the island.

These California Wildflowers Could Save Other Plants

Understanding Native Jewelflowers Could Help Plants Adapt and Survive Changing Weather Patterns

In Refugia Marin gardens, environmental retiree nurtures plants and community

Refugia (a plural word that means safe havens) is a volunteer organization except for three paid employees. Its public spaces include the Pollinator Garden at the Dominican University of California in San Rafael and the People’s Garden in Cove Park, Corte Madera.

Nurturing Native Gardens and Community Leaders in North Orange County, CA

To incentivize water conservation, local water municipalities offer lawn-to-garden rebates to help residents remove traditional water-guzzling turf lawns and replace them with water-conserving landscapes.

Agreement Secures Strong Protections for World’s Oldest Oak in California

Conservation groups and Southern California developers reached an agreement today to create conservation areas and improve wildlife connectivity to help safeguard the world’s oldest known living oak — a plant that is at least 13,000 years old with cultural significance to local Tribes.

Towhee Terrace Takes FLIGHT at Debs

The story of how our second-year FLIGHT interns established their own restoration site.