Brummet's Conscious Blog

* Source: The Moss; Columbia Land Trust Foundation' s newsletter According to a recent e-newsletter published by  Columbia Land Trust Foundation , they along t he Wiancko Family have worked together for decades and have now successfully conserved  more than 800 acres of forestland in eastern Multnomah County! Located just outside the Portland-Vancouver urban area and about a mile from the Columbia River, Nestwood Forest is a rare example of nearly intact West Cascade forest.  This link will take you to a 3 min. video with fantastic imagery explaining the project a little bit more. https://youtu.be/AJ1HIaZ91Zw In collaboration with the Wianckos, the land trust's stewardship team is developing and implementing a long-term management plan for the site, which includes weed control, restoration where needed, and an inclusive approach to community engagement and public access. ~~~ Find the Brummet's Books @: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0845RLK1X Find Them Onl...

Eco-Events: 38th Annual Tryon Creek Trillium Festival and Native Plant Sale When : Saturday, April 7 , 10:00 to 4:00 pm. Where : 11321 SW Terwilliger Blvd., Portland, OR (USA) ...an educational event for the whole community that celebrates spring.  -- Invasive Species Removal When : April 7 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am Cost : Free; volunteer event Where : Siegel-Kline Kill Conservation Area, 1452 Garage Place Road - Ghent, NY (US) Details : Get down and dirty removing invasive weeds at our first volunteer workday of 2018! We’ll be removing invasive Japanese Honeysuckle at Siegel-Kline Kill, continuing our habitat restoration project led by Master Gardener volunteers Tim Kennelty and Glenda Berman. Please be sure to register for this event so that we can be in touch if the details change. https://clctrust.org/event/invasive-species-removal/ -- Backyard Habitat Spring Plant Sale When : April 13 - 14 Whe...

Events: Nadaka Park Plant Swap Saturday, March 10 , 10:00 am to 12:00 pm Nadaka Nature Park - 17615 NE Glisan St Portland OR (US) Fun, family friendly event with contests, giveaways and opportunities to share plants, gain knowledge...Simply bring any type of non-invasive plant material to share and take new plants home - all for free!   == Friends of Baltimore Woods Native Plant Sale Saturday, March 31 , 10:00 am to 3:00 pm St. Johns Plaza (N. Lombard at N. Burlington) Portland OR (US) The Friends of Baltimore Woods native plant sale will offer a generous selection of Pacific Northwest native plants at reasonable prices, including native oak community plants and hummingbird, butterfly, and bee favorites. The Backyard Habitat Program will have an information table with plant experts on site. The event is free and open to the public. friendsofbaltimorewoods.org Baltimore Woods is a 30-acre wildlife connectivity corridor situated between Cathedral Park and Pier Park...

Recommended Resources It's all about Nature today: In this visually dazzling talk, Jonathan Drori shows the extraordinary ways flowering plants -- over a quarter million species -- have evolved to attract insects to spread their pollen: growing 'landing-strips' to guide the insects in, shining in ultraviolet, building elaborate traps, and even mimicking other insects in heat. https://www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_drori_the_beautiful_tricks_of_flowers -- For those of you living around the Portland Oregon (US) area - you may want to check out the  SouthWest Watershed Resource Center  which offers an  Online Native Plant Swap The Native Plant Swap allows Portland-area folks to access year round free native plants from the gardens and yards of other community members. You will also be able to access tips, information and help for various issues facing gardeners in that particular area. -- In a bold thought experiment, George Monbiot imagines a wilder world in which humans ...