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Biodiversity & Climate Crisis–Intricately Linked

June 30, 2025 by Marion Leave a Comment

Did you know that biodiversity and climate crisis are intricately connected? The UN calls biodiversity our strongest natural defense against climate crisis.

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Protecting Biodiversity Tagged With: biodiversity, climate crisis, ecosystems, IPBES, native plants, Rights of Nature

Earth Day EcoTour 2025

March 9, 2025 by Sari

Media’s Environmental Advisory Council is partnering with TTGM to stage a fun, half-mile guided walking tour to highlight the natural world and environmental issues of the day. Subject experts will […]

Tagged With: ecosystems, local government, native plants, pollinator gardens, rain gardens, renewable energy, trees, water management

Trees: Our Planet’s Lifeline

October 14, 2024 by Marion Leave a Comment

It seems the treehuggers had it right.  There is a lot to love about trees.  Allow me to elaborate. Trees offer multiple benefits.  Here are a few: 

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Protecting Biodiversity, Working Groups Tagged With: climate crisis, ecosystems, forest bathing, mycelium, The Hidden Life of Trees, treehuggers, trees

Store CO2 in Your Garden!

September 24, 2024 by Marion Leave a Comment

Can you store CO2 in your garden?  Yes!  Carbon gardening, a natural climate solution, is the latest trend in gardening.  We can manage our properties to store CO2 by changing the way we garden.

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Protecting Biodiversity, Working Groups Tagged With: carbon gardening, carbon sequestration, carbon storing trees, Doug Tallamy, ecosystems, native plants, oak tree, painted lady butterfly

Invasive Plants Destroy Ecosystems

June 24, 2024 by Marion Leave a Comment

Are you aware that invasive plants destroy the ecosystems we are trying to protect by planting natives? Invasive trees, shrubs, vines, grasses and flowers crowd out forest ecosystems, out-compete natives, take over native plant habitats, and inhibit native plants from growing. 

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Protecting Biodiversity, Working Groups Tagged With: climate crisis, ecosystems, environment, environmental steward, garlic mustard, ground ivy, invasive plants, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources

Another Neighbor is Lost

February 21, 2024 by Skip Shuda 3 Comments

We had just concluded our meeting of the Tree Lovers Collective,and we stepped into the brisk, sunlit streetscape on Front Street in Media Borough. A chainsaw growled down the block […]

Filed Under: Blog, Environmental Commons, Featured, Protecting Biodiversity, Tree Lovers Tagged With: eco-grief, ecosystems, soil health, trees

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