the combination of insecticides (thought safe) for honeybees plus fungicides together impact developing larvae. They decided to not apply the insecticides during bloom season. https://phys.org/news/2019-02-culprit-honeybee-deaths-california-almond.html
The Mro Indigenous people in Bangladesh assist a scientist in collecting data in the remote forests of The Chittagong Hill Tracts.
Loss of oxygen in the ocean contributes to major losses to sea life. The Permian-Triassic Extinction Event (Great Dying) is considered the most calamitous event in Earth’s history. https://www.sciencealert.com/we-now-know-what-killed-the-sea-life-in-the-world-s-deadliest-mass-extinction
Doug Tallamy is an entomologist, ecologist, and conservationist known for his work on the importance of native plants in supporting biodiversity. He created “Homegrown National Park” encouraging the public to
The Cullowhee Native Plant Conference is the premier native plant conference of the south. The conference occurs each 3rd week of July. The conference includes hikes, speakers, and activities. Three
Bacteriophages are bacteria-eating viruses. There are more types of phages on earth than there are grains of sand. Phages have the potential for many life-saving uses but are still highly
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
Five major extinction events have occurred on earth in the past 450 million years. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-earths-biggest-mass-extinctions-stack-up Be an earth steward.
Morgan Freeman converted his 124 acre property into a bee home. He imported 26 bee hives from Arkansas to help boost the bee population. He planted flowering plants and feeds
Lazuli bunting bird spotted in Ohio. https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/rare-bird-lazuli-bunting-ohio Be an earth steward!
A controversial, but poignant book published 1962 revealed an awareness between nature and humans. Silent Spring started the environmentalist movement. As humans we have a large impact on the environment
Several species of fungus have been discovered to consume plastic. These fungi can assist with the plastic waste problem by eating and breaking down plastic into simpler compounds. Notable plastic
