By: Rie Macchiarolo, ELA President Sowing seeds as a way of creating, transforming, and augmenting landscapes is a wonderfully fun and affordable method. It can be quite rewarding after a…
Bee it Known: Biodiversity is Critical to Ecosystems – Rutgers University
Originally published by Rutgers University. Reprinted with permission. By: Kitta MacPherson A Rutgers-led study on bees shows how different species pollinate the same plants over time Rutgers has conducted the…
What is ‘Deep Ecology’?
By: Mads McElgunn, ELA Director One of my favorite newsletters, The Overview from Atmos Magazine, recently published an article on Deep Ecology that piqued my interest. As ELA continues to…
Tips, Tricks, and Techniques
Tips, Tricks, and Techniques Written by: ELA Staff Zach McElgunn and Amy Nyman, Horticulture Outreach Manager, New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill This month, ELA takes some quick tips,…
Myawaki Forest in Cambridge, Mas
MYAWAKI FOREST IN CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Written by: Leslie Duthie It is a beautiful 50′ circle of green in the dry park. Despite the severe drought, the trees look good and…
Current Climate
First Step to Maintain Biodiversity? Acknowledge Indigenous Knowledge as Science Written by: ELA Director, Mads McELgunn, MA Since reading Robin Wall Kimmerer’s 2013 book, Braiding Sweetgrass, I’ve been patiently waiting…
Restoring a Pitch Pine-Oak Upland Forest at Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary
Restoring a Pitch Pine-Oak Upland Forest at Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary Written by: Dan Wilder, Director of Wildlife Ecology, Norcross Wildlife Foundation Norcross Wildlife Foundation is located in south-central Massachusetts and…
Member Highlight
Member Highlight with Rie Macchiarolo Written by: ELA Director, Mads McELgunn, MA This month, ELA is proud to announce a new newsletter segment focusing on our wonderful members and community….
ELA News – August 2022
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Written by: ELA Newsletter Editor-in-chief, Leslie Duthie The Ecological Landscape Alliance is growing, just like the field of ecological landscaping. Last month we introduced you to…
Gleanings from Headline News – August 2022
Migratory Monarch Butterfly Now Endangered- IUCN Red List-Press Release – IUCN A report published in late July shows that the migratory monarch butterfly – Danaus plexippus plexippus – has been…
ELA News – July 2022
In July 2022 we welcomed new support staff!
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Gleanings from Headline News – July 2022
Enabling ecological change amid climate change is key to preserving biodiversity and ecosystem services, says study As the need to address climate change becomes increasingly urgent, so too does the…