Category: Environment

Restoring an ecosystem requires preparation, gardening

By Shae BurnhamSecond of two parts The first part is at thevoice.us/brush-piles-volunteers-provide-the-majestic-view Part of the challenge of restoring an ecosystem is the amount of initial work that needs to be done prior to bringing back the native species. Volunteers contribute to a form of wide-scale gardening by removing invasive plants

River help: Wetland restoration, flood-warning system

Last of three parts The previous part is at https://thevoice.us/levees-dams-make-mississippi-river-a-true-highway Jenny Rogers wrote the following article for The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Magazine. Parts one and two were both new approaches to solve annual Mississippi River floods and on levees and dams to make the River a true highway. Rogers wrote:

Levees, dams, make Mississippi River a true highway

Second of three parts The first part is at thevoice.us/approaches-new-to-annual-mississippi-river-floods Jenny Rogers wrote the following article for Nature Conservancy Magazine. Part one’s focus was on new approaches to solve annual Mississippi River floods. “As floods throughout the Mississippi River Basin become more destructive and unpredictable, communities are changing tactics to

Hemp farmer seeks economy with no chemicals, fossil fuels

Last of two parts The first part is at thevoice.us/traditional-hemp-economies-a-revival-for-native-peoples Here is a post-petroleum transition plan: Winona LaDuke writes the following article for YES Magazine: Tribes revive traditional hemp economies: “For the past five years, I’ve been a hemp farmer, with permits from the state government of Minnesota. My business

Cover crops add organic matter for healthier soil

By Nicole Flowers-Kimmerle Healthy soil is essential for healthy plants. Using cover crops in the home garden is one way to promote soil health. Cover crops are non-harvested crops that add organic matter to the soil, transfer nitrogen to plants, and break up heavy clay or compacted soil. They are

Radical collaboration essential for impact on climate

Last of two parts The first part is at https://thevoice.us/systemic-change-necessary-to-stop-biodiversity-loss By Jennifer Morris, chief executive officer of The Nature Conservancy, writes: “As a lifelong conservationist and now CEO of The Nature Conservancy, I am an impatient optimist. I hear the clock ticking on climate change. I see the threats to