"As a national nonprofit conservation organization, we have seen the beneficial impact from people like Dr. Ross who support native habitats in their neighborhood, and this type of work serves as an important pillar of community conservation and needs to be given the respect that it deserves," writes Amanda Booher, communications manager for Audubon Great Plains.
The Phipps Conservatory Sustainable Gardening Awards are in their third year, and have once again spotlighted five beautiful gardens in our region. The awards were designed to highlight gardens and gardeners who follow the principles of sustainable land care that Phipps teaches in its education programs and follows in its
Leslie Pilgrim, the founder and director of Neighborhood Greening in Minneapolis, Minnesota, shares five tips for how to get your garden ready for native planting this fall, and to ensure it survives the harsh Midwestern winters.
Thursday, 11 February 2021, 3:38 pm
In its inaugural year, the Working for Nature/Mahi mō te
Taiao fund has awarded environment grants to 20 projects
across Marlborough to protect and restore native
habitats.
In November, the Council received 34
applications from community groups and landowners from
small-scale plantings in forgotten vineyard corners to wide
scale goat control in the Marlborough Sounds.
Four
projects were fully funded with the other 16 co-funded by
other sources. Overall, more than $200,000 was requested
which exceeded the $70,000 fund in its first year. The next
round of applications will open in the second half of 2021
and see the fund increased to $90,000.