Boots in the Basin: Shrub steppe dreams "Through art and action, we can cultivate respect and admiration for the shrub steppe, creating a cultural vision of ecological interconnectedness that we can actualize together."
I am your local buzz creator "I grow and thrive during the summer months and stick around until September."
Plant Strong Tri-Cities "...The next question is how to present plant-strong meals as something that tastes as good..."
Sagebrush: the symbol of resilience “The iconic sagebrush is facing a silent threat: the expanding footprint of humans, deciding to use land for economic benefit.”
A gardening mind shift. “It’s a deep cultural belief that a garden's beauty is a contrast with the natural environment.”
The trees around us “In the Tri-Cities, you see the result of poor tree choices: dead trees, half dead trees, or trees with leaves half burned.”
Food rescue “Food rescue is done with Farmers Markets, at grocery stores, and by ‘gleaning’ the fields.”
A perfect zero-waste story? “Although nothing is perfect, this zero-waste story is about as close to perfect as you can get — especially when compared to the alternatives.”
Toxic algae is a big deal. “Climate change coupled with excessive nutrient pollution may cause more intense and frequent algae blooms.”
What's in the air? "Benton/Franklin hospitalization numbers of patients with COPD/Bronchiectasis were almost twice as high as the average in Washington state."
Native gardening is gaining momentum in Tri-Cities “We can no longer leave conservation to the conservationists.”
The NO DRAMA guide to voting "We need good policies to conquer the development challenges that are ahead of us."
Almost every day there's a farmers market in the Tri-Cities "Our farmers markets are community gathering spaces."
How’s life without a single-use plastic bag? “Time will tell if the bag ban was an effective tool to reduce plastic production.”
Let’s keep desert gardening sustainable “Are our water-hungry lawns and landscapes sustainable in the long run?”
How to live plastic-free “We don’t have to wait for a ban. We can just use our common sense and change our consumption behavior voluntarily, for the health of future generations.”
