Environmental News

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

Presentation: The Flora of Nevada County on Apr. 4

Presentation: The Flora of Nevada County on Apr. 4 · April 3, 2024

This is a listing of every single native and naturalized plant that grows within the county, with identification keys and local insight on their abundance, range, and habitat preferences.

Palm trees define the SoCal landscape, but it wasn’t always that way

Palm trees define the SoCal landscape, but it wasn’t always that way · March 29, 2024

Palm trees are an iconic feature of the Southern California landscape, but most people may not know that the vast majority of them are actually not native to the region.

AISA and CA Native Vote Project discuss the importance of white sage protection

AISA and CA Native Vote Project discuss the importance of white sage protection · March 26, 2024

Today, white sage faces threats of endangerment due to overharvesting, climate change, commercialization and lack of knowledge. For AISA and CNVP, it is essential to spread awareness on this growing issue.

Scattered along San Diego’s highways, remnants of a decades-old program are abloom

Scattered along San Diego’s highways, remnants of a decades-old program are abloom · March 25, 2024

These scattered bursts of color are actually the remnants of a decades-old federal program to seed wildflowers along American interstates.

Native plant ordinance project could be included in Encinitas’ next budget

Native plant ordinance project could be included in Encinitas’ next budget · March 25, 2024

Proposal calls for three-phase effort, with $350,000 for consulting work and $150,000 for demonstration gardens

He’s out to photograph every native plant in L.A. County — 750 down, 1,840 to go

He’s out to photograph every native plant in L.A. County — 750 down, 1,840 to go · March 21, 2024

Smith is a man on a noble mission some might call quixotic: to find and photograph every plant — a mere 2,590 — that grows natively in Los Angeles County.

Solano RCD Native Plant Sale returns March 23

Solano RCD Native Plant Sale returns March 23 · March 21, 2024

Solano Resource Conservation District’s annual spring plant sale is back on Saturday, March 23 from Noon to 4 p.m. Join Solano RCD staff and local partners for our native plant sale at Berryessa Brewing Company, 27260 Highway 128 in Winters.

Meeting Up With Moncus: All About Native Plants

Meeting Up With Moncus: All About Native Plants · March 20, 2024

Acadiana Native Plant Project Expert, Lawrence Rozas, stopped by News15 at Noon to share the details on native plants.

‘Please don’t plant these species in California,’ CDFW says

‘Please don’t plant these species in California,’ CDFW says · March 18, 2024

Invasive plants are defined as plants that are not native to an environment, and once introduced, they establish, quickly reproduce, and spread, which can cause harm to the environment, economy, or even human health.

The Big Apple gets a tiny forest: 1,000 native plants coming to New York

The Big Apple gets a tiny forest: 1,000 native plants coming to New York · March 14, 2024

City’s first pocket forest, aimed at increasing biodiversity, will spring up in April on 2,700 sq ft of Manhattan’s Roosevelt Island

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