More about Lynika Strozier, who used DNA-based tools to identify plants and animals. #BlackBotanistsWeek (2/2) bit.ly/2W5KmHg

Following the success of #BlackBirdersWeek, Black botanists are using their week of celebration to pay tribute to Lynika Strozier, who died of COVID-19 at age 35. #BlackBotanistsWeek Via WTTW - Chicago PBS (1/2): bit.ly/3gFrSoO

Biden's new conservation corps stirs hopes of a new focus on conservation | via The Guardian theguardian.com/environment/20…

Iowa trees have been hit with #dicamba drift for 5 years, #6 coming up. Now 2,4-D will be in the mix. It takes several years for these herbicides to kill mature, healthy trees. If/when that happens, bad news for the Iowa landscape -- and the climate. thegazette.com/subject/news/b…

Tis the season! 🌱 "Why You Should Plant Oaks" nytimes.com/2021/03/31/rea…

"Oak trees support 897 caterpillar species in the United States. At Mr. Tallamy’s 10-acre property in southeastern Pennsylvania, he has recorded 511 — dwarfing the number supported by other native trees there, including maples, ironwood, and sweetgum." nytimes.com/2021/03/31/rea…

Another great call to action for planting oaks (with a shout out to our Red List of Oaks 2020!) GlobalTrees@Morton GlobalTreeAssessment Perspective | The sturdy, steadfast oak is the perfect tree for troubled times washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/home…

Native woods and trees provide one of the best ways to tackle both the climate and nature crises. WoodlandTrust's #StateOfWoodsAndTrees report shows their current state, how we got here and what we can do about it ➡️ buff.ly/3mTSPJW

🌿☕️Join us for an inspiring Friday Morning live Guest Room with an #UrbanForestry story by Chris Albert. Tune in at 8 am CEST to hear about a unique professional journey, combining #publichealth and #nature. Access by downloading the #myEFUF app.#EFUF2021 efuforg.wordpress.com/urban-forestry…

Cameras ready! The 2021 #ForestChallenge begins tomorrow. Post Instagram photos of yourself in nature. For every post, a tree will be planted in Haiti. Don't forget to use the hashtag #ForestChallenge. Cities4Forests cities4forests.com/forest-challen…

"In this new and enlightening book, Douglas W. Tallamy focuses his attention on the great monolith of the arboreal world: the mighty oak! It’s a rich explanation of exactly what oaks are and how they thrive." bookmarks.reviews/50-of-the-best… via Book Marks

Important read showing the value of investment in Biodiversity and who will bear the cost if we don't! worldbank.org/en/topic/envir… via WorldBank #nature #post2020

My article with Yaryna Serkez 🇺🇦 on #TreeEquity in cities is out in the Sunday print NYTimes Opinion Watch

“We don’t just need more trees in America’s cities, we need #TreeEquity.” Our new Tree Equity scores can help cities nationwide find out where to equitably plant trees so all residents can have the health, wealth and climate benefits trees provide fastcompany.com/90648768/low-i…

“We don’t just need more trees in America’s cities, we need #TreeEquity.” Our new Tree Equity scores can help cities nationwide find out where to equitably plant trees so all residents can have the health, wealth and climate benefits trees provide fastcompany.com/90648768/low-i…

“Copying nature’s strategies can have real-world benefits when we’re put in a tough spot." If we learn from #nature as we design for the modern world, we can strengthen our resilience to future shocks, according to Ruth DeFries. Learn more via Scientific American: scientificamerican.com/video/nature-c…

The next ten years are critical #ForNature and people. In this decade, we can set ourselves on track to live in harmony with #nature — but only through a whole of government and society approach. Read the first draft of the #post2020 framework. ➡️ cbd.int/post2020

“Each of the 21 targets is a needed component of a comprehensive approach to conservation.” Highlighting the first draft of the #post2020 framework, Masha Kalinina underscores the importance of a holistic approach #ForNature and people. Via The Pew Trusts pewtrusts.org/en/research-an…

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