La Loma Development

Check out how this community garden is making the most of our summer rains by harvesting them, and a whole lot more!

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https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/tour_location/nuestra-tierra-garden-at-the-community-food-bank-of-southern-arizona/

Photo by Brandon Merchant

Paul Stamets received the Eco Hero Award!

We are pleased to announce that our Founder and Chief Scientist, Paul Stamets, has received the Santa Barbara Permaculture Network ECO HERO AWARD.

This award honors those who have committed themselves to work in service of the planet and its inhabitants for thirty years or more, with actual solutions and concrete ways forward that benefit many, often on a global scale. Click here to read the press release: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/paul-stamets-earns-the-prestigious-eco-hero-award-301566027.html?tc=eml_cleartime

http://savepoppypeak.com

Save Poppy Peak – Protect This Historic Land The only access to Poppy Peak is via Strickland Avenue, Poppy Peak Drive, Annan Way, and Tipton Way — narrow streets that are already congested, have limited parking and emergency vehicle access, and are barely wide enough for two cars to pass each other. The geology of the undeveloped land, inc....

Get paid to give back! Working at TreePeople trains you to work with people, plant, and plan for the future.

TreePeople has multiple job openings; view them at treepeople.org/jobs-internships/

Study shows anti-mosquito pesticide pyriproxyfen link with microcephaly Five years ago, GMWatch was correct to draw attention to dangers of the chemical. Report: Claire Robinson and Jonathan Matthews

“BELIEVE IT OR NOT” This photograph depicts one of the last steelhead trout caught in the LA River, near Glendale in January 1940. Believe it or not, the was once a crucial waterway for seafaring trout to make their way upstream to spawn in tranquil and limpid mountain streams. Concretization spelled the end of that life cycle for these majestic fish. But all hope is not lost- there are still very small populations of steelhead in our mountainous headwaters, shut off from reaching the ocean. Even more exciting, work is underway now to develop a Fish Passage to encourage trout to follow the LA River from Long Beach to a diversionary path and up to their ancestral spawning grounds. Tune into our friends and who are spearheading the steelhead recovery.

Rehydrating our community and controlling flooding with in-street and street-side water harvesting This video is about how in-street and street-side water-harvesting basins, or rain gardens, rehydrate our communities, grow shading/cooling vegetation, and c...

David Zinn Draws Tiny Chalk Art Throughout Ann Arbor and Its the Best This gallery will brighten your day

🚨ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 We have added volunteer spots to all of our shifts for the next three weekends! We know many of you have wanted to join the hundreds of us who have already pitched in to show our by participating in . 🚮 Here’s your chance - sign up today, these shifts are bound to fill up quickly. See YOU on the LA River 🌎

'La Lucha Sigue' — LA Street Vendors Win A Big Battle But The Fight Is Far From Over "We feel like we try so hard to follow the rules. We are out here working in good faith but we still get targeted all the time."

‘Save our water’: meet the rain harvesters taking on the US west’s water woes The age-old concept of rainwater collection is growing in popularity in a region hit by droughts and heatwaves

We are so grateful for the renewed support from our friends at REI. We are proud to work together to create more opportunities for more people to and enjoy the .

“There’s definitely trout in Arroyo Seco, but does Pasadena care? We’ll find out when the council decides on July 12th."

Arroyo Seco Canyon Project Environmental Impact Report to Come Before Council – Pasadena Now Daily Newsmagazine and City Guide to Pasadena, California featuring local news, breaking news, events, weather, sports news, schools news, shopping, restaurants and more from Pasadena Now

Oldie but goodie

Massive 16th Century Sculpture of a Guardian Colossus

Years after Woolsey and Thomas Fires, survivors explain why they still haven't rebuilt their homes Many people who lost their homes to wildfires years ago still haven't rebuilt, or have chosen not to, after discovering how difficult and long the process can be.

All About Galls During the spring and summer, the Kemper Center for Home Gardening often get questions about galls, or growths found on trees and other plants. People want to know what they are, and what to do abo…

Are you our next quail spring family member?? 🐐💛 See link in bio or go to our website > Opportunities > Work Trade.
It is so valuable having new energy and perspectives make waves through our community every few months. It’s also a huge heart exercise in loving people and letting them go, over and over! Shout out to all our current and past AMAZING work traders. Your presence and contributions continue to live here on the land and in our hearts. 💚

These yard signs are a badge of honor for us, and they’ve been a huge boon to our practice. Big shout out to everyone rocking them in their front yard 🗣 And shoutout sycamore trees they rule 🌳 Landscape by Terremoto Landscape

Forest Gardens protect the land, improve the soil, support biodiversity, and capture carbon, all while providing a steady source of nutritious food and income for the farming family. Now that's something to smile about!

Some of the landscaping we planted two or three years ago is filling in…

Los Angeles Is Covered in Delicious Fruit and No One Is Eating It A story of immigrant populations, gentrification, and the free loquat bonanza.