

Native Plants: Asteraceae Family
Asteraceae Family is one of the largest families of native plants and globally includes nearly 1,620 genera, within which there are nearly 23,600 species.
May 19, 2025


Native Plants: Asters
Recently, the National Wildlife Federation's Sacred Grounds program supported a native plant giveaway at my church by providing hundreds...
May 12, 2025


Carbon Emissions: Virtual Meetings
Source: RepStack - Azhar Siddiqui (unaltered and permitted by the following license ) The expanded use of virtual meeting platforms such...
Apr 28, 2025


Reducing Waste: Toner/Ink Cartridges
Used toner and printer cartridges represent another significant source of waste for electronics and office supplies. It is estimated that...
Apr 11, 2025


Native Plants: How to Get Started this Spring
With the onset of spring, I wanted to return to the topic of native plants. I have been reading a book titled "Bringing Nature Home" by...
Mar 24, 2025


Catching Microfibers Leaving Your Washing Machine
In a previous article, I mentioned that one solution for reducing the amount of microfibers that are released into the water when doing...
Feb 28, 2025


Plastic Straws
Image taken from Wikipedia ( Horia Varlan ) under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. It seems that plastic straws...
Feb 11, 2025


Plastic: Polyester in Clothing & Other Linens
You may wonder what clothing has to do with plastics. Much of our clothing is made from polyester, which is a synthetic fiber derived...
Jan 29, 2025


Is Canned Water a Sustainable Option?
Source: Wikipedia ( Sustainablebill ) under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license Although it is often...
Jan 9, 2025


Sustainability - Road and Sidewalk De-icers
As many of us have plans to travel on the roads during the next few weeks, a sustainability topic related to snow and cold seems...
Dec 19, 2024
