Explore how climate change impacts native plants and discover the options they have to survive in a changing environment.

AMHERST, Mass. – Many native plants in the U.S. cannot possibly move themselves fast enough to avoid climate-change driven extinction. If these native plants are going to have any chance of surviving ...

A century ago, sugar maple trees were everywhere on IU Bloomington’s campus, with their vibrant red fall foliage making them a statewide staple. They even earned a callout during former U.S. President ...

A University of Florida professor visited the University of Connecticut on Thursday, Feb. 5, to discuss the impact of habitat fragmentation and drought on tropical plants. Emilio Bruna spoke to the ...

Chefs in Arizona are using native Sonoran Desert ingredients to create unique dishes and educate the public. Climate change is threatening native crops, pushing them to their evolutionary limits due ...

TACOMA – Skye Pelliccia knows an invasive plant when she sees one. “(They) could be (in) a development area, roadsides, somewhere that is being physically develped, like urban areas that just have ...

BAY VIEW, MI – Anishinaabe author Robin Wall Kimmerer came to Northern Michigan and called on all of humanity to take a lesson from the trees and get to work fighting climate change. “In this year, ...

Whether in a desert, the savanna, or a tropical rainforest, plants have an important role in the ecological processes of Earth’s biomes. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we’ll explore these ...

Alpine plants, fragile and adapted to live in a limited ecosystem, may be the canary in the coal mine of climate change. Alpine plants face a number of threats: Recreation (trampling and disturbance ...

For many gardeners, the true value of native seeds becomes undeniable when they see the powerful impact on a local ecosystem. Their own personal garden becomes a hub for insects, birds, and bees to ...

A marketplace, film screenings, and an expert panel will highlight native plants and Santa Barbara sustainability efforts.