Two of my favorite books! #ecosytems #resilience

How to plant a garden that takes care of itself Grouping plants the way they grow in the wild means little to no weeding, fertilizing or pesticides.

Thinking like nature to make gardening easier
#NaturalHistory #Gardening #Ecosytems #GiftLink
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Looking upwards at a tree canopy, the tree trunk is visible, plus, branches of other trees - photo by the author of this poem and post - Emma Rose Purposeful Poetry.

Wildfires Smoke
It’s concerning
what’s burning
It’s trees we all need -
to clean air we all breathe
Wildlife
is suffering
our health too
Concerning

#Poem #smArtist #Photography #Tree #Trees #ArtYear #Nature #Wildlife #Ecosytems #Wildfires #WildfireSmoke

You aren’t alone if you’re rightly concerned

This square montage collects 12 square thumbnails from the ArchDaily article “Forest Futures,” on a background of, green, tan, and gray. Screen-captures from the article, via Arch Daily.

How can a #built #environment support #forest #ecosytems & enhance #resilience? The #wildland-urban interface #WIU forces #designers to confront #ecological coexistence vs disruption. How can they chose well?
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NDN LIVE | Press Conference For Transparency and Accountability From Navajo Nation Government YouTube video by NDN Collective

#NavajoNation #NDNCollective #Uranium #Coal #WaterRights #Water #ecosytems #Mines #ClimateChange #WaterIsLife #Indigenous #Resistance #Dine #CoalMining #TribalPolitics #news #worldnews #MotherEarth #LandDefenders #WaterProtectors #MMIW
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Don't miss @chilternstreams 25th anniversary walks programme celebrating the #chalkstreams rare #ecosytems.

-Family stream dipping 3 Aug
- #Guidedwalks on the Misbourne & Ver 14/21 Aug
celebrating history
- #volunteer taster day 24 Sept!

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Researchers Find Nonchemical Biological Control When "Tree of Heaven" Is Being Managed - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, December 22, 2021) A promising new biocontrol agent for the tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima)—considered an invasive species in the U.S. and Europe by some—was recently discovered by French-based scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The finding centers on a small mite of the Eriophyidae family, Aculus mosoniensis, which has been found to feed on tree of heaven. The finding is encouraging for the future management of this species in conjuction with balanced ecosystems. “In Europe, this Eriophyid mite is considered one of the most promising biological control agents of tree-of-heaven,” said Javid Kashefi, senior support scientist at the European Biological Control Laboratory (EBCL) in France. “This finding provides encouraging evidence that the geographic occurrence of this species is expanding in the continent.” Tree of heaven is a fast-growing deciduous tree native to Asia that has spread throughout Europe and North America. First introduced in the 1700s as a shade tree, it was appreciated for its quick growing ability and low propensity for insect damage, but quickly became problematic. Researchers identify five traits that warrant its classification as ‘invasive,’ including its ability to tolerate extreme environmental conditions, produce hundreds of alleopathic compounds (which harm, or inhibit the […]

Small mite shows promise as new biocontrol agent for the tree of heaven—considered an invasive species in the U.S. and Europe. #ecosystems #invasivespecies #ecosytems #treeofheaven #biocontrol #pesticidefree #pesticides #mites

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