Environmental News - Gottlieb Native Garden

ACT LOCALLY: HOW NATIVE PLANTS CAN HELP YOU TAKE ON INVASIVE SPECIES

ACT LOCALLY: HOW NATIVE PLANTS CAN HELP YOU TAKE ON INVASIVE SPECIES · November 21, 2023

Invasive plants can look harmless. Heck, they can even look pretty! But left unmanaged, invasive trees, vines and reeds can wreak havoc on the local ecosystems they invade.

Plant for pollinators: Grants available for native plants

Plant for pollinators: Grants available for native plants · November 18, 2023

With the snow yet to settle on the grass for the winter, it is hard to think about spring. But if planting native plants to make your own pollinator garden sounds like something you would like to do, the State of Minnesota has a program that could help you get a jump on it.

Volunteers helping sagebrush, wildflowers grow where fires burned

Volunteers helping sagebrush, wildflowers grow where fires burned · November 17, 2023

Volunteers with the Columbia Basin chapter of Washington’s Native Plant Society met up at a local hiking hotspot in southeastern Washington on a cold November afternoon to replant sagebrush tubelings and scatter seeds on a small section of the burn scar.

Want to help birds this winter? Plant native berries.

Want to help birds this winter? Plant native berries. · November 16, 2023

Many birds turn to calorie-packed berries in autumn for an energy boost

Tarzana Native Plant Fair – Free Admission

Tarzana Native Plant Fair – Free Admission · November 10, 2023

The Tarzana Community & Cultural Center presents its 3^rd Annual Native Plant Fair this Saturday, November 11 from 11 am – 4 pm. Bring the whole family to learn all about native plants and how they can transform your gardens and our entire urban landscape.

This new group is growing native plants in Highland Park

This new group is growing native plants in Highland Park · November 9, 2023

I saw Doug Tallamy of Homegrown National Park speak at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens and he was talking about the importance of native plants. I had heard of them, but never knew how crucial they were to the ecosystem.

Rose Creek Native Plant Garden a hidden treasure in Pacific Beach

Rose Creek Native Plant Garden a hidden treasure in Pacific Beach · November 8, 2023

Social activist and environmentalist, Karin Zirk, founder/executive director of Friends of Rose Creek, conducted a tour of the native plant garden recently. She discussed the origin of the garden, its purpose, and the joys – and challenges – of keeping it properly tended.

Students and faculty enjoy campus native garden

Students and faculty enjoy campus native garden · November 7, 2023

The California Native Plant Garden is near the Science Building and home to over 25 species of plants. The garden was remodeled in 2010 and has over 200 plants installed.

Love California native plants? Check out our collab with P.F. Candle Co.

Love California native plants? Check out our collab with P.F. Candle Co. · November 1, 2023

L.A. Times Plants has teamed up with Los Angeles-based P.F. Candle Co. for a limited-edition candle collection that celebrates native plants and brings the intoxicating scents of the Golden State indoors.

Monarch butterflies appear to be everywhere these days. Is the crisis over

Monarch butterflies appear to be everywhere these days. Is the crisis over · October 30, 2023

Western monarch numbers are vastly improved over the winter of 2020-21, when researchers counted less than 2,000 of the iconic pollinators overwintering along the Central and Southern California coast. O