Environmental News

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

Tom Karwin, On Gardening | Native plants in the garden

Tom Karwin, On Gardening | Native plants in the garden · October 12, 2023

These thoughts come together in a timely event this weekend: the fall plant sale of the Santa Cruz County Chapter of the California Native Plant Society.

Bee City USA Gainesville native plant garden coming to Grow Hub

Bee City USA Gainesville native plant garden coming to Grow Hub · October 10, 2023

The garden was designed by Zamia Design, a Gainesville-based landscape architectural firm, and features native wildflowers and shrubs that provide resources for native butterflies, bees, birds and other wildlife.

Electric school buses, pesticides and oil wells: New environmental laws coming to California

Electric school buses, pesticides and oil wells: New environmental laws coming to California · October 9, 2023

Newsom signs numerous bills over the weekend backed by environmental groups

California Olive Farmers Turn to Birds for Natural Pest Control

California Olive Farmers Turn to Birds for Natural Pest Control · October 3, 2023

Olive farmers are boosting bird populations and biodiversity by creating and preserving bird-friendly habitats to help control pests.

Mojave Desert Land Trust to hold largest-ever native plant sale in Joshua Tree.

Mojave Desert Land Trust to hold largest-ever native plant sale in Joshua Tree. · October 3, 2023

On Saturday, about 4,000 plants will be on sale, representingover 65 species, which are drought tolerant and well adapted to the Mojave Desert’s climate and soil, according to event organizers

Ask a Master Gardener: Now that fall is here, what should I plant?

Ask a Master Gardener: Now that fall is here, what should I plant? · October 2, 2023

From bulbs and cover crops to cool-season veggies, October is the perfect Peninsula planting season

The ‘Native’ California Palm: State’s most iconic trees are from somewhere else

The ‘Native’ California Palm: State’s most iconic trees are from somewhere else · September 28, 2023

California has only one native palm, and yet many outsiders and locals believe that California is the land of palms.

Can volunteers improve this freeway wall with a corridor of native plants?

Can volunteers improve this freeway wall with a corridor of native plants? · September 27, 2023

Seven years ago, a Girl Scout set up four planters between the sidewalk and the street along Ave. 20 from Broadway to Albion on the freeway side. California buckwheat and autumn sage now grow there, and they make things better.

Native plant gardens are reinvigorating Oakland wildlife—and residents

Native plant gardens are reinvigorating Oakland wildlife—and residents · September 27, 2023

In backyards and along sidewalk strips locals are tending plants that boost ecosystems, save water, and green communities.

SLO County Nursery has been selling native plants for 50 years. Here’s how it got started

SLO County Nursery has been selling native plants for 50 years. Here’s how it got started · September 23, 2023

In the 19th and early 20th century it was popular to bring exotic plants such as eucalyptus trees to California from faraway continents.

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