by Beth Holmes | Dec 20, 2023 | Climate Change, Resources, Uncategorized
A new hardiness zone map has been released for growers for the first time in a decade, showing the impact of climate change. The plant hardiness zone map is a resource issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help all growers, from farmers to landscapers to...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 14, 2023 | Climate Change, Environmental hazards, Resources, Sustainability, Uncategorized
Beehives are melting in Arizona’s latest heat wave, another alarm bell ringing in a cacophony of fears about climate change. Every single day between June 30 and July 30, temperatures in Phoenix, Arizona hit 110 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, breaking state and...
by Beth Holmes | Apr 3, 2023 | Resources, Sustainability
Flooding fields to restore groundwater is a new tactic farmers are using, trying to hold onto the unusual amount of rain California got this year. While it’s hard to believe, the intense rain and flooding that California has seen the past few months...
by Beth Holmes | Feb 6, 2023 | Conservation, Resources, Sustainability
Logging roads are banned in the Tongass National Forest as the Biden administration restores protections cut by former President Trump. Alaska’s Tongass National Forest is the largest national forest in America, and has been the center of decades of fighting...
by Beth Holmes | Jul 25, 2022 | Climate Change, Conservation, Resources, Sustainability
Old growth and mature forests are the focus of a new executive order by President Biden, to identify and protect them as a part of climate conservation. The order, signed Thursday, directs the National Forest Service (NFS) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to...
by Beth Holmes | May 2, 2022 | Conservation, Environmental hazards, Resources, Sustainability
Petroecuador confirms that a ship carrying nearly 2000 gallons of diesel has gone down just off one of the Galapagos Islands. The Galapagos Islands, which belong to Ecuador, are one of the most ecologically valuable places in the world. Volcanic, isolated by currents...
