Levy Foundation gives $15 million for new native plant garden | lohud.com | The Journal News

By Bill Cary
The Journal News • May 25, 2008

The Leon Levy Foundation is giving $15 million to The New York Botanical Garden to create a 3.5-acre Native Plant Garden.
The garden, which […]

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NPR: Do Your Plants Suffer From Indignation?
 

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BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Tropics insects ‘face extinction’

 
Many tropical insects face extinction by the end of this century unless they adapt to the rising global temperatures predicted, US scientists have said.
Researchers led by the University of Washington said insects in the tropics were much more sensitive to temperature changes than those elsewhere.

Unlike warm-blooded […]

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Warming threat worse in tropics - Los Angeles Times

 
Scientists say many species can’t tolerate small temperature rises.
From the Associated Press
11:47 AM PDT, May 5, 2008
WASHINGTON — While global warming is expected to be strongest at the poles, it may be an even greater threat to species living in the tropics, scientists […]

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Wildflower Week in New York City? : TreeHugger

by Bonnie Hulkower on 05. 7.08

At Union Square this past Sunday, a quizzical look appeared on many New Yorkers’ faces when they encountered volunteers publicizing the 1st New York City Wildflower Week. Wildflower Week started on May 3rd and continues until May 10th, with evening lectures, […]

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