Environmental News A curated set of environmental news stories brought to you by the Gottlieb Native Garden team. Home Press Environmental News Share FacebookTwitterEmail Yurok Tribe Signs Agreement with California State Parks for Collaborative Approach in North Coast Redwoods Yurok Tribe Signs Agreement with California State Parks for Collaborative Approach in North Coast Redwoods · October 7, 2022 California State Parks and the Yurok Tribe signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today to establish a collaborative approach to the management, preservation, and interpretation of cultural and natural resources within Yurok Tribe’s ancestral lands in the North Coast Redwoods District. Milkweed, Cypress Spurge, and Other Native Plants Soar into the Sky in Mona Caron’s Poetic Murals Milkweed, Cypress Spurge, and Other Native Plants Soar into the Sky in Mona Caron’s Poetic Murals · October 7, 2022 Many of the botanic murals shown here are part of the San Francisco-based artist’s ongoing Weeds series, which places flourishing plants among largely urban environments as a metaphor for the endurance of the natural world. Upcoming online platform to help people choose the right plants in northern Ontario Upcoming online platform to help people choose the right plants in northern Ontario · October 7, 2022 PlantR uses mathematical models to choose the right plant species for certain uses Making the future look more like the past, USC landscapers learn to nurture native plants Making the future look more like the past, USC landscapers learn to nurture native plants · October 4, 2022 Some native plants are shady characters; others worship the sun. Some look dead, but they’re just sleeping in the summer heat. It takes a knowledgeable landscaper to sort things out and keep them alive Championing Its Heritage, Canada Inches Toward Its Goal of Planting 2 Billion Trees Championing Its Heritage, Canada Inches Toward Its Goal of Planting 2 Billion Trees · October 2, 2022 Two years into a reforestation campaign, the country has yet to meet 1 percent of its objective, sowing worry about the level of financial commitment from the government. And some fret that planting trees may not be an optimal strategy for countering climate change or fulfilling other environmental goals. In California, a Race to Save the World’s Largest Trees From Megafires In California, a Race to Save the World’s Largest Trees From Megafires · September 23, 2022 Wildfires killed up to a fifth of the world’s giant sequoias in just two years, but stopping the devastation requires lighting even more fires in their groves. The flower industry has a thorny environmental problem — and plastic is just part of it The flower industry has a thorny environmental problem — and plastic is just part of it · September 23, 2022 Becky Feasby, a sustainable florist and owner of Prairie Girl Flowers in Calgary, said she had two thoughts when she saw the royal tributes. First, that the bulk of those flowers was likely imported. Second, she was struck by the “sheer volume of plastic wrapping.” California Has Provided Incentives for Methane Capture at Dairies, but the Program May Have ‘Unintended Consequences’ California Has Provided Incentives for Methane Capture at Dairies, but the Program May Have ‘Unintended Consequences’ · September 19, 2022 Scientists and environmentalists appeal for more data, noting that research on the ammonia emissions from processed manure raises troubling questions about a vital element of California’s climate change strategy. Growing Things: Saving seeds with some help from the library Growing Things: Saving seeds with some help from the library · September 16, 2022 Methods to save your own seeds, and contribute to the EPL’s Seed Library (which you can borrow from too.) Montecito Residence Wins WaterWise Garden Recognition Contest Montecito Residence Wins WaterWise Garden Recognition Contest · September 9, 2022 Beauty, efficiency go hand-in-hand with native greenery at home of John and Teri Keating First...10...323334...40...Last
