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What can you do to Lower your Exposure to Microplastics?
Effective ways in which we can all reduce our exposure to microplastics.
Jul 29, 2025


Invasive Species Alert! Spotted Lanternfly
If you live anywhere in the eastern United States, especially along the East Coast between North Carolina and Massachusetts, you may have seen an invasive insect that was introduced to the United States just over ten years ago: the Spotted Lanternfly.
Jun 12, 2025


Native Plants: Ragweed & Thistle
Two often misunderstood members of the Asteraceae family that can be found throughout much of the United States are ragweed and thistle. The reason these plants are considered misunderstood is that even though they are native and extremely helpful towards their surrounding environment, human encounters do not usually end well with the results ranging from severe allergic reactions to sore hands and fingers. Hopefully the information below will shed a more positive light on
Jun 3, 2025


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
