Spotted lanternflies are spreading in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, and that's a problem. This short video tells you everything you need to know.

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Our colleagues at Blue Ridge PRISM did great work advocating for these bills to label invasive species properly. We need to reduce and eventually eliminate invasive plants from the nursery trade to protect natural areas. Invasive species are a huge driver of habitat and biodiversity loss.

A good man has left this world. May he be remembered, because his life was a blessing.

Lesser celandine will be showing itself soon in my area. This is one of the top worst invasive plants we have. I don't know if those bluebells exist anymore, this was taken a few years ago in a nearby park. Bluebells normally grow in massive patches.

This is why invasive species are devastating.

Plants & insect herbivore interactions play crucial roles in #Ecosystem function & services, yet ongoing climate change threatens these interactions both directly & indirectly. Here, the species' responses to climate change are reviewed & their effect on herbivory! 🧪🌍👇
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Can trees prevent disease? 🌳

Like doctors looking for a new cure, researchers wanted to see how increasing the number of trees would affect the community's health.

The first episode in my video series titled “Butterflies and Their Host Plants” is now available!🦋✨

Let me know what you think in the comment section of the video.

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#butterflygarden #butterflygardening #wildlifegarden #nativeplants

One of the most fun & interesting aspects of native gardening,
is finding & identifying all the cool little critters enjoying what you've planted for them.
All moths & butterflies have specific plants needed for their larval stage (caterpillar) Not just Monarchs.
Descriptions in ALT.
#nativeplants

NEW! Restoring predators, restoring ecosystems.

"Our findings emphasize the power of predators as ecosystem architects," ⁦‪ @johnswinney.bsky.social phys.org/news/2025-02...

Gardeners often plant wildflowers for pollinators, but not all wildflowers are native plants. This article helpfully teaches the distinction.

nativeplantecosystems.com/blog/wildflo...

For my first scientific post here, I want to talk about the Phanerozoic temperature record we published last Fall, which unfortunately has been making rounds in the climate denier circuit 👀 First though hopefully you can appreciate the beauty of this reconstruction ✨...

If you see this, quote post with native flowers from your gallery. #nativeplants

(These are from Virginia)

Back in November, the Earth Sangha's Executive Director, Maddie Bright (@madelinebright.bsky.social) wrote a blog post on longterm salience of conservation work. We feel it's just as relevant now.

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Birds-eye bog view. Peatlands are one of the world’s best long term carbon sinks, yet each year more and more of these unique ecosystems are destroyed by humans. Let’s agree that these peaty places are too precious - we need to protect what we have left and restore peat accumulation where we can.

Occasional reminder that there’s no, “it’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.

Amazing news 🎉: After decades of advocacy, the USFWS today proposed to protect #monarchbutterflies as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.

The once-common orange-and-black butterflies have declined by 90% in recent decades.

More info 🦋: biodiv.us/4g69lRT

Blue skies are rare this time of year in Germany, so here’s an old picture from Virginia. I love the silver spotted skippers, wasps and and bees that were all over this buttonbush. #nativeplants

Germany in November. Pretty despite the constant gray skies this time of year.