Council approves $1.25M Water Resources Development Grant for Stony Creek wetland restoration The council authorized execution of a $1,250,000 Water Resources Development Grant to restore ~6.2 acres at Stony Creek, with staff saying the $655,000 match is accounted for by prior expenditures and partner contributions; design and construction steps will return to council.

Nashville is set to transform 6.2 acres of Stony Creek with a $1.25 million grant, creating vital wetland restorations to combat flooding!

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#NC #CitizenPortal #NorthCarolinaWetlands #EnvironmentalRestoration #NativeVegetation #FloodMitigation

How urban birds respond to heat and green cover Heat is a key driver of bird distribution in Bengaluru, with all 19 studied species avoiding hotter urban areas.

Study explores how #GreenCover & #heat affected #BirdSpecies presence across #Bengaluru

It suggests the need for #NativeVegetation, #GreenCorridors,& the recognition of #GreenUrbanSpaces like campuses, as #ConservationZones

#UrbanPlanning #BioDiversity #Karnataka
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City panel debates preservation of existing land against proposed palm and pine changes Panel discusses retaining 2.1 acres of existing preserve over new development plans.

A fierce debate erupts in Boca Raton as planners clash over the fate of a 2.1-acre environmental preserve, pitting conservation against development.

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#BocaRatonPalmBeachCounty #FL #CitizenPortal #EnvironmentalConservation #BocaRatonEnvironment #NativeVegetation #UrbanDevelopment

Fort Myers Beach opens bids for island dune planting project Only bid received from Earth Balance for sterile island dune planting project.

Fort Myers Beach is one step closer to revitalizing its dunes with a $509,859 bid from Earth Balance for the Estero Island Dune Planting Project!

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#FortMyersBeachLeeCounty #FL #CoastalConservation #CitizenPortal #NativeVegetation #FortMyersBeachEnvironment

Nàture and agriculture are great neighbours! #BiodiversityMatters
Protect #nativeVegetation

#Environmental protection & an end to clearing #nativeVegetation have been #auspol issues for me for decades.
This time please!! #Auspol2025
#AustraliaVotes

Patches of wildflowers in cities can be just as good for insects as natural meadows – study Researchers found no difference in the diversity of species in urban meadows compared with those in rural settings

Also some environmental education lesson & natural science lab/project ideas for K-12 in this. 3/

#ksed
#biodiversity #limitbiodiversityloss #wildflowers #meadows #nativevegetation #environmentaleducation

Whatever we can do to increase biodiversity, or at least limit reducing it. Urban environments need green spaces with native vegetation, including wildflower meadows. 2/

#biodiversity #limitbiodiversityloss #wildflowers #meadows #nativevegetation #environmentaleducation