Sunday in that bleak pandemic summer of 2020, the air near central California’s Big Basin Redwoods State Park felt muggy, almost tropical. Weird, thought naturalist Christian ...

That’s the term gardening advocates use to describe landscaping our homes, balconies and parks with mostly plants ... native prairie ecosystems can absorb and hold as much carbon as a forest ...

Researchers have analyzed 917 native forest plant species in Central and Western Europe and found that more than 80 percent prefer high-light conditions -- environments traditionally created by ...

A new study from Aarhus University shows that most native forest plants are adapted to semi-open, light-filled woodlands—formed over millions of years by the influence of large, free-ranging ...

“His work celebrates Texas’ natural beauty and helps sustain and support regional ecosystems by promoting the use of native plant species.” Marshall said his love of nature and ecology ...

Large bellwort (Uvularia grandiflora) is a native wildflower found in Ohio ... The presence of this plant in a deciduous forest indicates that much of the original ground flora is intact.

Cook County Forest Preserves is on a mission to restore 30,000 acres of habitat to high-quality condition by the year 2030.

Native plants make sense. Using them in the landscape ... open forested habitats, usually along the forest edge where they get a mix of sun and shade. Large white flowers produce bright-red ...

The Native Plant Rescue Squad's three tenets are rescue, restoration and education. The nonprofit's volunteers gather regularly at the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum to work on projects ...

Native seeds are essential for maintaining healthy local ecosystems, sustaining biodiversity, and supporting wildlife, though ...