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Volunteers plant over 300 native plants on Eagle River shoreline

Volunteers plant over 300 native plants on Eagle River shoreline · June 26, 2024

A group of volunteers with the Eagle River Chain of Lakes (ERCLA) planted over 300 native plants along the shoreline at the Yellow Birch Lake T-Docks Boat Landing.

Smithsonian’s Working Landscapes shows little changes can make a difference for birds, bees and native plants

Smithsonian’s Working Landscapes shows little changes can make a difference for birds, bees and native plants · June 26, 2024

Piedmont farmers who haven’t yet cut their fields to make hay this year may feel behind in their work, but they did baby grassland birds a big favor.

Homeowner shares ‘stunning’ progress photos after ditching traditional yard: ‘It’s absolutely beautiful’

Homeowner shares ‘stunning’ progress photos after ditching traditional yard: ‘It’s absolutely beautiful’ · June 14, 2024

Switching to a native plant lawn isn’t just for looks — it will save you a ton of time and money.

Mailbag: Costa Mesa encourages native plants but not the pollinators needed to help them grow

Mailbag: Costa Mesa encourages native plants but not the pollinators needed to help them grow · June 13, 2024

If bees decide they’d rather live in a trash can in your atrium where they can roll out of bed to pollinate your produce, suddenly you become a criminal beekeeper.

The medicinal properties of native plants

The medicinal properties of native plants · June 12, 2024

A new exhibit at the Lloyd Library “Pick Your Poison” explores the healing power of plants. Naturalist Carol Mundy will give at talk at the library on themedicinal properties of native plants on June 26.

To Save Native Plant Communities, Diversify the Field

To Save Native Plant Communities, Diversify the Field · June 10, 2024

Captivated that all plants have names, a young Justin Valliere thought, “Well, I have to learn all of the plant names.” By age eight, he was already a plant ecologist conducting pumpkin seed experiments in the family garden, and at nine, his pressed plant collections were winning blue ribbons at his county’s annual 4-H fair in rural Massachusetts.

What you need to know about buying and planting California native plants

What you need to know about buying and planting California native plants · June 7, 2024

Where, when and how to plant native California plants.

“Getting Started With California Native Plants”

“Getting Started With California Native Plants” · June 7, 2024

Join San Leandro gardener Stefanie Pruegel for this FREE workshop on Saturday, June 8th form 1:00-2:00pm and learn how to work with California Native plants in your own landscape

California has the highest concentration of plants at risk of extinction in the nation | Opinion

California has the highest concentration of plants at risk of extinction in the nation | Opinion · June 5, 2024

While wildflowers are fleeting, there are steps we can take to ensure these blooms continue for generations to come.

Watch: More of California’s protected Joshua trees could be cut down

Watch: More of California’s protected Joshua trees could be cut down · June 4, 2024

Environmentalists warn that a California Democrat’s bill “drives a bulldozer” through the state’s new law that protects imperiled Joshua trees from commercial development. But the lawmaker says his impoverished desert region desperately needs the economic boost.

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