Author: marshall
Restoring A River And Triggering The Largest Environmental Restoration Project in US History
Restoring a river begins with the community that lives along it. Love where you are from. Protect it. Heal it. Never give up.
How NOT To Select Street Trees
We need to be far more informed and intentional as to what kinds of trees we plant in our communities. Some LI Towns are better than others here.
Defeating Phragmites
Phragmites is now taken for granted, accepted as part of our environment. That is a grave mistake. This invasive plant destroys local habitat. It can also be managed and in time defeated.
The Dirty Dozen Campaign Begins
The Dirty Dozen Campaign names The Twelve Most UNWANTED Invasive Plants
Announcing The Dirty Dozen Campaign: Our 12 Worst Invasive Plants
“The Dirty Dozen”: The Twelve Worst Invasive Plants on Long Island
Mosquito Dunks Are Slam Dunks
Mosquito dunks are tablets of naturally occurring bacteria that feed on mosquito larvae. Most mosquitoes — the freshwater species are weak flyers, spawned within a hundred feet of you. That’s in your gutters, where the water gathers. Mosquito Dunks are traps. The mosquitoes are attracted to the standing water, and with that have no offspring.…
We Are All Loraxes Now
We must all be Loraxes now, champions of Nature in our community. Unless someone like us cares a whole lot, nothing is going to get better, it’s not.
Sumps Must Become Native Habitat
Your first question must be “So why MUST we create native habitat in our sumps? Your second question will likely be “what is a sump anyway?” Long Island: Land of Sumps Lets tackle the second question first. A sump is a basin that collects runoff. With all the asphalt and houses that were laid atop…
Stormwater Management Using Native Plantings
Stormwater Management goes hand in hand with planting natives. Natives are drought resistant, so when there is water, they absorb a lot!
