Environmental News

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

Pollinators of Northern New Mexico: How to Identify and Conserve the Bees in Your Backyard

Join Kaitlin Haase, Southwest Pollinator Conservation Specialist at the Xerces Society, and Dr. Olivia Messinger Carril, author of “The Bees in Your Backyard,” to learn about the causes of bee, butterfly, and other beneficial insect decline and what we can do to minimize these threats. 

When Female Birds Are Overlooked, Conservation Suff

Ornithologists are trying to correct biases and misguided assumptions that can undermine environmental efforts and scientific knowledge.

Condors soar toward sustainability in California, though threats remain

Excitement and expectation are the present-day tenets for wildlife managers in Big Sur and Pinnacles National Park as breeding pairs of California condors are raising chicks and repopulating a historic species (Gymnogyps californianus) that 38 years ago was nearly doomed.

Future Minded: An Interview with Richard Ke’aumoana Chung

Richard Ke’aumoana Chung, MS, ND, is an ethnobotanist, naturopathic doctor, and lifetime member of CNPS.

Battle between off-roaders and rare bird heats up at Oceano Dunes state park

It wasn’t long after Oceano Dunes locked its gates due to the coronavirus that rare shorebirds started nesting in areas usually reserved for off-roaders and their beach-riding vehicles.

Conservation Groups File Motions to Defend Ventura County Wildlife Connectivity

Conservation organizations filed two legal motions today to defend Ventura County’s innovative wildlife connectivity ordinances — the first of their kind in California.

Notes from the Other Orders: Beetles as Pollinators

When we think about pollinators, the first species to pop into mind are usually bees, butterflies, and maybe, hummingbirds. But pollinators are a much broader group of animals that encompasses species from several groups of insects, including beetles. 

The Night Shift: Moths as Nocturnal Pollinators

Pollinators aren’t just bust during the day.  When our day-active pollinators turn in for the evening, nocturnal pollinators including moths, bats, beetles and select bees take on the night shift.  This article delves into the importance of these contributors for pollination of wild and managed plants.

Opossums: Unsung Heroes in the Fight Against Ticks and Lyme Disease

With the huge rise in deer tick populations and the spread of Lyme disease, many friends of wildlife are welcoming opossums into their yards. 

7 Ways to Safely Watch Wildlife

You can help keep yourself and other visitors safe and wildlife wild by setting a good example! Remember to treat wildlife with proper caution and respect.