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Winter Seed Sowing Instructor: Staff, Blue Stem Natives Workshop When:
Where:Online via Zoom
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The charismatic monarch caterpillar (Danaus plexippus) is a joyful sight for any gardener. This one, in its fifth instar stage— the largest and most vividly colored— has undergone its… Read more
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Homegrown National Park
This initiative, co-founded by Doug Tallamy, is dedicated to catalyzing the collective efforts of individuals and communities to create habitat where we live and work. With a goal of 20 million acres of native plantings, it is the largest cooperative conservation project ever conceived or attempted.
Want to join the movement? Add the land you steward to the Homegrown National Park map today! You can also help spread the word about HGNP and Grow Native by sharing this brochure with your family and friends, and displaying this sign next to your native plantings.
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The Enchanting Purple-Flowering Raspberry
Purple-flowering raspberry (Rubus odoratus) is an eye-catching shrub that will attract (and feed) a steady flow of buzzing and fluttering life. Typically found in moist forests, it is quite shade-tolerant with a vigorous, rambling habit. Its large, fragrant flowers are an excellent source of pollen for at-risk bumblebee species, and produce tasty berries popular with birds (and humans).
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Planting Trees to Sequester Carbon?
Native species are a must!
There are a growing number of ambitious tree planting initiatives being undertaken by public and private entities with the goal of increasing carbon sequestration. As reported in the New York Times, while reforestation efforts are one important strategy for fighting climate change, too many of these operations are installing plantations of non-native tree species, with significant negative impacts on biodiversity. This and other decisions that disregard local ecology result in plantings that, in some cases, can actually increase carbon emissions.
To chart a better path forward, conservationists from around the world came together to advance “Ten Golden Rules for Reforestation,” that can be used to create long-term strategies that tackle both the climate change and biodiversity crises. Whether you are seeking to reforest your urban tree canopy, a small suburban lot, or a much larger landscape, always remember that what you plant matters!
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New And Noteworthy 
From the famed Irish landscape designer and activist Mary Reynolds.
A heartfelt appeal for us to save our planet by creating ARKs (Acts of Restorative Kindness)—patches of restored native ecosystems that act as sanctuaries for biodiversity. The author’s message is rooted in a deep sense of kinship with the Earth and all the beings that inhabit it— both the rooted and the unrooted— weaving together prose and illustrations that evoke a modern-day folktale.
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