Environmental News

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

California Native Plant Society | April 2023

California Native Plant Society | April 2023 · April 1, 2023

April 12, Wednesday. “Sagebrush to Sea: A Journey Across the Siskiyou Crest.”Luke Ruediger and Suzie Savoie will share their film Sagebrush to Sea: A Journey Across the Siskiyou Crest, documenting their 10-day, 200-mile backpacking trip through the wildlands of the Siskiyou Mountains along the Oregon-California border.

Tom Karwin, On Gardening | Some gardens are friendly to wildlife

Tom Karwin, On Gardening | Some gardens are friendly to wildlife · March 30, 2023

The birds (if they could talk) would ask you to include California native plants in your garden. While birds have flexible appetites, they benefit greatly from fruit-bearing and insect-serving plants that are natural members of the birds’ familiar landscape.

This hidden garden is bursting with native plants. Here’s how to get inside

This hidden garden is bursting with native plants. Here’s how to get inside · March 21, 2023

In 1995, when most people considered native plants little more than weeds (if they considered them at all), desert devotee Mike Letteriello peered through a chain-link fence at a patch of bare ground and dreamed up a fragrant, vibrant tribute to California’s diverse native plant communities.

The four main bottlenecks of developing small-scale utility solar in California

The four main bottlenecks of developing small-scale utility solar in California · March 17, 2023

The CPUC, California legislature and other authorities having jurisdiction must address these issues or risk constraining jobs, CO2 mitigation, and clean energy deployment.

Capturing heavier rains in an era of drought

Capturing heavier rains in an era of drought · March 16, 2023

If a thirsty Southern California and southeast Australia share a common need, it is to capture and store more water from the fewer but heavier rainstorms that are becoming normal with climate change.

Briar Chapel native plant enthusiast is reinvigorating her neighborhood

Briar Chapel native plant enthusiast is reinvigorating her neighborhood · March 15, 2023

Maclean didn’t know her passion would touch the lives of hundreds of her neighbors in two short years.

Blueberries have joined green beans in this year’s Dirty Dozen list

Blueberries have joined green beans in this year’s Dirty Dozen list · March 15, 2023

Blueberries, beloved by nutritionists for their anti-inflammatory properties, have joined fiber-rich green beans in this year’s Dirty Dozen of nonorganic produce with the most pesticides, according to the Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit environmental health organization.

CDFA AWARDS $12.25 MILLION FOR THE POLLINATOR HABITAT PROGRAM

CDFA AWARDS $12.25 MILLION FOR THE POLLINATOR HABITAT PROGRAM · March 9, 2023

CDFA’s Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation (OEFI) has selected 10 organizations to receive $12.25 million in funding through a new competitive grant program, the Pollinator Habitat Program (PHP).

What California Gardeners Need to Know This Spring

What California Gardeners Need to Know This Spring · March 2, 2023

California has faced blizzards, floods, and multicounty storms from Sacramento to San Diego.

Garden Tips for March

Garden Tips for March · March 2, 2023

Spring is in the air, but we could have reminders of winter and hints of summer all month.

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