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Expo Line Landscaping Lunacy

Lisa Novick | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Energy, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Drought, Invasive Non-Native Plants, Bird Populations, E. O. Wilson, Pollinators, Build Expo, Native Plant Landscaping, California Native Plants, Light-Rail Lines, Native Plants, Los Angeles, Expo Line, Los Angeles News
Lisa Novick

Many people, including those at the MTA, seem to think that native landscaping is a small cosmetic issue. It is not. Like recycling, landscaping with native plants is at the heart of sustainable living and nature conservation.

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Finding Beauty After The Flowers Leave California

Lisa Novick | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Southern California, Spring, Authenticity, Wildflowers, Native Plants, Landscape, Wildlife, Travel News
Lisa Novick

We long for authentic beauty -- for the autumn colors of the deciduous forests of New England or for the groves of redwoods further up the California coast.

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A 'Drought Survival Kit' For Suffering Texas Homeowners

AP | By BETSY BLANEY | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: Drought Plants, Native Plants, Video, Natural-Disasters, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Texas Drought 2011, Texas Drought, Drought Landscaping, Drought Survival Kit, Water Conservation, Texas Trees, Wildscapes, Texas Drought Landscaping, Green News

LUBBOCK, Texas -- Texans watched disaster unfold slowly last year as a historic drought took a withering toll across the region. Trees died by the mi...

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Nature in New York City

Marielle Anzelone | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Water Lily, Nyc, Rare, Urban Policy, Urban Planning, Conservation, Wildflowers, Native Plants, Blue Heron Park, New York City, Orchids, Salt Marshes, Open Space, Planyc, Soft Rush, Nature, Parks, Biodiversity, Wetlands, Preservation, Development, Staten Island, Forests, Cities, Meadows, New York News
Marielle Anzelone

It isn't easy being green in the Big Apple. Over the past century, 75% of the city's woodlands, wetlands and meadows have been destroyed.

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NYC Nature 101: Urban Ecology

Marielle Anzelone | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Exotic Species, Nyc, Impervious Cover, Air Quality, Native Plants, New York City, Sustainable, Plants, Planyc, Water Pollution, Nature, Wetlands, Urban Ecology, Development, Cities, Urban Heat Island Effect, New York News
Marielle Anzelone

Ecologists have begun to do their field studies closer to home. In the process, they have discovered that nature survives, and even thrives, in the city limits.

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More Than the Million Trees, Where Is Nature in PlaNYC?

Marielle Anzelone | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Million Trees Nyc, Queens, Forest, Michael Bloomberg, New York City, Conservation, Wildflowers, Cunningham Park, Habitat Loss, International Year of Biodiversity, Native Plants, Nyc, Habitat Destruction, Planyc, Extinction, Biodiversity, Parks, Nature, Urban Ecology, New York News
Marielle Anzelone

The loss of doll's eyes from the Big Apple illustrates a disturbing trend -- the local extinction of our wild flora.

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Bringing Nature Home: Fostering Biodiversity in Your Own Backyard

Isabel Cowles | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Insects, Gardening With Native Plants, Native Plants, Beneficials, Backyard Gardening, Douglas Tallamy, Green News
Isabel Cowles

Douglas Tallamy, lifelong bug lover, made a striking discovery in his yard a few years ago: he noticed that his ornamental plants were not attracting ...

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America's Top 10 Best Green-Built Neighborhoods

Robyn Griggs Lawrence | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pringle Creek, Forest Preservation, Trails, Earth Advantage, Geothermal Heating, Buy Local, Healthy Homes, Garden Atriums of Poquoson, Native Plants, Top 10 Green Cities, Mosier Creek, Organic Farms, Shop Local, Infill Sites, Green Communities, Solar Panels, Affordable Green Neighborhoods, Northwest Crossing, Top 10 Green Communities, LEED Housing, Parks, Robyn Griggs Lawrence, Community Gardening, Green Space, Efficient Homes, Best Green Housing, Natural Home, Healthy Neighborhoods, Top 10 Green Housing, Madison Street, Green Apartments, Drought-Tolerant Landscaping, Locally Owned Shops, Green Rooftops, Photovoltaic Systems, Green Shelter, Mixed-Use Communities, Top 10 Green Neighborhoods, Mueller, Rainwater Harvesting, Affordable Green Housing, Afforable Apartments, Brownfield Sites, Pine Ridge, Public Transportation, Kalahari Harlem, Communities, Community Gardens, Issaquah Highlands, Low-Income Housing, Vegetable Gardening, Wind Turbines, Net-Zero Homes, Green Roofs, Natural Home Magazine, Zipcars, Green News
Robyn Griggs Lawrence

Natural Home just published its Top 10 Green-Built Neighborhoods list, applauding forward-thinking, responsible housing developments.

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Replacing Dead Urban Spaces with Living Habitat

Jared Braiterman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Change, Access, Street, Earth Day, Nature, Shared, Green, City, Urban Design, Habitat, Tokyo, Imagination, Public, Dead Space, Japan, Wildlife, De-Paving, Storm Water, Native Plants, Green News
Jared Braiterman

"Do you really think Tokyo is green? Why do you only focus on the good sides of Tokyo?" These are questions that many Japanese and foreign residents o...

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Sustainable Gardens: Really?

Valerie Easton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Soil Improvement, Organic Gardening, Sustainable Gardens, Steep-Slope Gardening, Composting, Water Catchment, Native Plants, City Chickens, Urban-Sustainable-Garden, Green News
Valerie Easton

Who would have imagined that the primeval good looks of native plants could not only hold their own with strong contemporary architecture, but enhance it?

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Going Native in Los Angeles

Guy Nicolucci | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environment, The Masters, Phil Mickelson, Gardening, Los Angeles, Native Plants, Horticulture, Los Angeles News
Guy Nicolucci

If you're like me, you think a native plant in Los Angeles is medical marijuana, and that its natural habitat is a storefront clinic in a strip mall next to a Foster's Freeze.

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