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...

Living Shorelines: How Nature Can Help Us Beat Back Rising Seas

Source: grist.org Published: September 20, 2016 By Jeremy Deaton Click here to watch “Living shorelines: How nature can help us beat back rising seas”: https://youtu.be/KcbTD_Uaa7U Next year, New York will break ground on the first section of a U-shaped wall around...

Unlocking Nature’s Secrets Will Help Us Solve the Climate Crisis

Source: greenworldrising.org Published: June 3, 2015 Click here to watch “Restoration”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdZtuNbD0ok About Restoration RESTORATION is the fourth film in Green World Rising, a series of films aimed at moving the climate debate forward....

New Species of Metal-Munching Plant Found in Philippines

Source: rt.com Published: May 12, 2014 Rinorea niccolifera. Photo courtesy Dr. Edwino S. Fernando Scientists in the Philippines have discovered a plant that can absorb large amounts of metal without itself being poisoned, a species called the Rinorea niccolifera, that...

How to Attract Hummingbirds to Your Yard

Source: mnn.com Published: May 10, 2012 Feeders work, but creating a native plant habitat is more effective. Contrary to popular opinion, flowers don’t have to be red to attract hummingbirds. (Photo: Charles Brutlag/Shutterstock) Gardeners, it seems, are...

Artist Converts Vintage Suitcases into ‘Nest Colonies’

Source: treehugger.com Published: May 24, 2013   © Robert Lach Many a vintage store has an old suitcase or two in stock, and while we’ve seen these classics turned into everything from lovely furniture to fully functioning speakers, American artist Robert Lach turns...

eButterfly Project Helps Kids Become Citizen Scientists

Source: mnn.com Published: May 22, 2013 Kids can help scientists understand the impact of climate change on butterflies by sharing their butterfly sightings in a new database. Photo: FWS.gov Jenn Savedge School is almost out, which means that in the next few weeks,...