Environmental News A curated set of environmental news stories brought to you by the Gottlieb Native Garden team. Home Press Environmental News Share FacebookTwitterEmail PRESS INQUIRIES Diane Shader Smith310.386.6803dianeshadersmith@gmail.com Inside a 40-year effort to protect a tiny wild orchid Inside a 40-year effort to protect a tiny wild orchid · July 26, 2024 Michael Piantedosi pulled his car onto the shoulder of a two-lane highway, and parked next to a patch of woods that looked utterly ordinary — another forest like so many others lining the roads of rural New England. The lawyer who fights for people’s right to grow ‘weeds’ The lawyer who fights for people’s right to grow ‘weeds’ · July 25, 2024 She used to enforce local weed ordinances. Now she helps native plant enthusiasts combat them. Non-native species are threatening vulnerable Svalbard plant life, study warns Non-native species are threatening vulnerable Svalbard plant life, study warns · July 25, 2024 New, non-native plant species are constantly being found in Svalbard, and researchers are working to ascertain what threat these species pose to the native plants. In a hot L.A. neighborhood full of brown lawns, his DIY native plant garden thrives In a hot L.A. neighborhood full of brown lawns, his DIY native plant garden thrives · July 17, 2024 The temperature was in the 90s in West Hills, but that didn’t deter an astonishing number of monarch butterflies, hummingbirds and bees from feeding on the California-friendly plants — sages, salvias and flowering milkweed — in Eric Augusztiny’s front yard. L.A. County battery recycler on the verge of becoming California’s next Superfund site L.A. County battery recycler on the verge of becoming California’s next Superfund site · July 11, 2024 A battery recycling plant in southeast Los Angeles County is one step closer to becoming a Superfund site after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency determined it contains enough hazardous waste to qualify and California officials welcomed federal assistance. How to Appreciate, and Then Eradicate, California’s Least Favorite Wildflower How to Appreciate, and Then Eradicate, California’s Least Favorite Wildflower · July 1, 2024 The bright yellow wildflowers of Brassica nigra are gorgeous, useful, and an invasive blight on our native ecosystem. Goldspotted oak borers are attacking trees in California Goldspotted oak borers are attacking trees in California · June 30, 2024 An invasive beetle is laying its eggs in the nooks and crannies of oak tree bark in California, leading to an even deeper rooted issue. California’s trees are dying in huge numbers — and Tahoe is the epicenter California’s trees are dying in huge numbers — and Tahoe is the epicenter · June 29, 2024 California’s forests continue to see mass die-offs of trees as a result of too little water, insect infestation and disease. But last year’s wet winter provided at least some relief, new federal data shows. 57 California native plants that survived the Ice Age to live on today 57 California native plants that survived the Ice Age to live on today · June 28, 2024 At the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum, Jessie George and other paleobotanists — the folks who study ancient plants the way paleontologists study prehistoric bones — are compiling a list of California native plants that survived the Ice Age and the region’s first huge climate change and are still alive today. Gardener receives praise after sharing stunning photos of native flowers flourishing in their garden: ‘The colors are gorgeous’ Gardener receives praise after sharing stunning photos of native flowers flourishing in their garden: ‘The colors are gorgeous’ · June 27, 2024 Beyond creating a beautiful space, cultivating native plants creates food and shelter for local wildlife. 123...10...Last
