Native Seeds Fight Food Shortage and Global Warming : TreeHugger

a solution to food production and global warming. The key ideas are:
1. Biodiversity increases the ability of an ecosystem to capture carbon, says Brown University.
2. There are 100’s of economically important native seeds according to Lee and Maggie Arbuckle.
3. Native perennial grasses can be used as [...]

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Earth is losing dirt at an alarming rate

Nutrient-rich topsoil is being eroded much faster than it can be replenished, experts say.
Tom Paulson / Seattle Post-Intelligencer
SEATTLE — The planet is getting skinned.

“The estimate is that we are now losing about 1 percent of our topsoil every year to erosion, most of this caused by agriculture.”

“Globally, it’s [...]

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Moss Makes a No-Care Lawn – New York Times

DEEP GREEN David Benner is an advocate of what he calls “the moss approach” to lawn maintenance.

 
By JANCEE DUNN
Published: May 1, 2008

Solebury, Pa.

Moss, which grows fast and hugs the ground, prevents soil erosion. Its density repels weeds. Deer do not snack on it. It can be walked [...]

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Georgia Wetlands Offer Cure for Drought : NPR

Morning Edition, May 1, 2008 · For the last couple of years, the Southeastern U.S. has faced one of the most severe droughts on record.

But one community has not had to worry. Nearly two decades ago, Clayton County began building a unique water treatment system that [...]

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National Invasive Species Information Center What’s New

Recent Weed Science Society of America Press Releases: Beetles Help Take a Bite out [...]

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