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Pollinator Partners Assemble!

Pollinator Partners Assemble!

You might remember these striking photographs showing the impact of pollinators on our food choices – these photos show the produce section of a Whole Foods market with, and without, fresh produce made available because of pollinators: What is pollination? Pollination...
Thinking Beyond Lawn Towards Living Landscapes

Thinking Beyond Lawn Towards Living Landscapes

Anna’s hummingbird feeding on Red Flowering CurrantPhoto credit: Mary Ann Whitney-Hall Article submitted by Peter Katon, Design Native Northwest LLC The signs of early spring are exhilarating; the iridescent Anna’s Hummingbird darting in and out of the brilliant pink...

Shiny Geranium, a Super Spreader

By Barbara Fisher, OLWC Board Member A few years ago when my OLWC colleague, Master Naturalist, Mike Buck started talking about a super spreader invasive plant, shiny geranium, I was puzzled. I wanted to know what it looked like.  It hadn’t, to my knowledge,...

Can a lawn be a thriving natural habitat?

By Sharon Hawley Yes, if the soil beneath it is healthy. One might then ask, is that likely to be the case? There is increasing awareness of the role healthy soils can play in the future of our planet. Regenerative farming can greatly enhance food production without...