Flora and Fauna


Nonprofit Clones Giant Sequoias to Combat Climate Change

Source: nonprofitquarterly.org Published: July 20, 2016 Secuoyas gigantes, giant sequoias / Vicente Villamón Shafaq Hasan Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME) While state attorneys general may be trying to hold ExxonMobil accountable for its potential part in...

How Does Reforestation Help the Environment?

Source: globalwarmingisreal.com Published: May 22, 2012 Guest post by Mircea Giurca Climate change and reforestation Global reforestation is an important environmental issue of growing concern. International programs like the United Nations Initiative for Reducing...

The Secrets of Silvopasturing

Source: hobbyfarms.com Published: August 17, 2016 PHOTO: National Agroforestry Center/Flickr Give your land dual purpose by grazing livestock among a timber stand—a technique called silvopasturing. By Katie Navarra When George Owens and his wife, Pat, became the...

Silvopasture: Adding a Little Forest to the Farm

Source: usda.gov Published: February 25, 2016 Hezekiah and Francis Gibson’s non-profit organization, United Farmers USA works with NRCS staff to help other small farmers succeed through a wide range of outreach and technical assistance, educational programs and...

Farming with Forests

Source: news.aces.illinois.edu Published: September 22, 2016 By Lauren Quinn September 22, 2016  In the race to feed a growing population, it is important to consider sustainability. University of Illinois researchers are promoting the practice of agroforestry—the...

Are Some Forests Better Than Others at Mitigating Climate Change?

Source: howtoconserve.org Published: February 26, 2016 Photo credit: Travel Photos HD. By Orion McCarthy  LIFE ON EARTH wouldn’t be the same without forests. An estimated 1.6 billion people around the world depend on forests for their livelihood. Forests provide food...

Alley Cropping and Silvopasture

Source: treeyopermacultureedu.wordpress.com Published: May 11, 2017 Written by Doug Crouch Alley Cropping While known widely in the agroforestry realm, this technique of inserting lines of trees within croplands is being explored more and more as farm scale...

The Benefits of Recycling Paper

Source: americas-stirfry.com Published: May 5, 2016 By admine ricasst Listed here are some of the environmental and money saving benefits of recycling paper… Saves Trees – The obvious reason to recycle paper is for saving trees which provide vital oxygen for the...

Sowing Seeds, Connecting to Nature

Source: treehugger.com Published: May 3, 2017 © Laura Stoecker for The Nature Conservancy Learn about the advances and setbacks around protecting our oceans, waterways, forests, and wildlife. From golden sand dunes rising along the Lake Michigan shoreline to vibrant...