toronto wide tenant union had its inaugural meeting and no one is talking about which is a shame because its base (ysw) are the most confrontational, well organized and radical tenants in the city. they've won real victories while being among the most disenfranchised in TO
the forest understory folks. some rocks and soil, leaf litter, fungi, moss, lichen, decaying wood, big mats of ferns and forbs all right there under the shrubs and the trees. doesn’t get better than that
A heatwave is going on in NY. While many of us were inside with the A/C going, in Western upstate NY workers were laboring in 96° temps without shade as they tended the tomato plants. #WeFeedYou
A new satellite imagery analysis by Dr. He Yin of Kent State University shows that nearly all of Gaza's crops, tree cover and grassland have been damaged in Israel's invasion — devastation that some have said should be prosecuted as "ecocide."
New research tested monarch butterfly weight gain when feeding on 6 different plant species. On top: native goldenrod and echinacea
At the bottom: the deceptively named “butterfly bush,” an invasive shrub sold at garden centers all over the country
A quick reminder that gardens can make such important spaces for biodiversity. 4 years on and things have come quite a way for me…
- over 30 marsh and spotted orchids ✅
- rocketing wildflower species richness ✅
- huge abundance of pollinators and other invertebrates ✅
A fire is ripping through Nottoway Plantation in White Castle, Louisiana—once the largest remaining antebellum mansion built by John Randolph who owned over 150+ slaves.
Watching it burn brought to mind Eboni Hogan’s textile piece (the first image). 🔥