Environmental News A curated set of environmental news stories brought to you by the Gottlieb Native Garden team. Home Press Environmental News Share FacebookTwitterEmail PRESS INQUIRIES Diane Shader Smith310.386.6803dianeshadersmith@gmail.com Santa Monica patio packed with more than 150 California-native plants Santa Monica patio packed with more than 150 California-native plants · April 7, 2023 SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Those who have tickets will be welcome to tour perfect strangers’ yards in Los Angeles County as a part of the Theodore Payne Foundation’s annual two-day Native Plant Garden Tour. “Be ever thankful that so rare a flower is common:” Spotting native plants in Northern California “Be ever thankful that so rare a flower is common:” Spotting native plants in Northern California · April 5, 2023 The significance of native plants and species to look for this spring. 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). First...234...10...Last