🌿🤍 NATIVE PLANT SPOTLIGHT: Virgin’s Bower 🤍🌿
Looking for a native vine that brings late-summer beauty and wildlife value to the landscape? Meet Virgin’s Bower (Clematis virginiana), a vigorous native clematis covered with clusters of delicate white
Hawaiian Island erased from Hurricane
East Island, part of the the Hawaiian Island, is gone due to Hurricane Walaka in 2018. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hawaii-east-island-lost-to-hurricane-walaka-french-frigate-shoals-climate-change_n_5bcf2a8ee4b055bc9484e803
Herring Loss Attributed to Many Factors
There is less herring in the oceans. Overfishing, fewer nutrients, and other organisms which feed the herring is declining. https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-june-10-2019-1.5168766/little-fish-big-impact-how-the-loss-of-herring-hurts-more-than-our-oceans-1.5168777#:~:text=The%20Current-,Little%20fish%2C%20big%20impact%3A%20How%20the%20loss%20of%20herring%20hurts,for%20the%20oceans%20%E2%80%94%20and%20us. It’s going to take all of us.
Bering Straight Ice is Missing
For several years in a row, the Bering Straight Ice is missing. Scientists believe this is due to climate change and rising temperatures. Indigenous populations in the area rely on
The Sixth Extinction
We are possibly living the sixth extinction. Elizabeth Kolbert explores this potention loss in her book ‘The Sixth Extinction’. She investigates the prior five extinctions and talks with world experts