This is the seventh in a series of articles written by Climate Action Coffee that seek to engage readers in the importance of pollinators and native plants. Today’s article focuses on creating a winter habitat for invertebrates. Leave the Leaves Now is the time to …
Attracting Butterflies with Native Host Plants This is the sixth in a series of articles written by Climate Action Coffee that seek to engage readers in the importance of pollinators and native plants. Today’s article focuses on planting native host plants to attract butterflies into …
Tips to Avoid Mosquito Bites Without Spraying Your Yard ✔ ️ Prevent mosquito-borne disease by emptying stagnant pools of water, draining water in flower pots, gutters, etc., and removing invasives- especially English Ivy. Why? In Maryland, 3 species carry disease. Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti …
This is the fourth of a series of articles by Climate Action Coffee that seek to engage readers to understand the importance of native plants and pollinator insects. Using non-toxic means to protect ourselves from disease-carrying insects can help protect the beneficial insects we want …
The Community Food Forest Collective by Amy Zimmermann and De Herman What unites a diverse local group of volunteers getting their hands in the soil? It’s the passion to design, install, and maintain food forests in the Takoma Park/Silver Spring community and to enhance the …
This is the third of a series of articles by Climate Action Coffee that seek to engage readers to understand the importance of native plants and pollinator insects. Today we focus using a GAT (Gravid Aedes Trap) to trap and kill egg-laying female Aedes egypti …
April is National Native Plant Month! This is the second in a series of articles by Climate Action Coffee that seek to engage readers in understanding the importance of native plants and pollinator insects. Today we focus on how native plants can both support pollinators, …
This is the first of a series of articles by Climate Action Coffee that seeks to engage readers to understand the importance of native plants and pollinator insects. Today we focus on pollinator insects whose numbers are shrinking due to loss of habitat. Benefits of …
From January until the fall of this year, we’ll be hosting a monthly collaborative column with the good people of Climate Action Coffee featuring information on native plants, Takoma Park-specific gardening, pollinators, birds, and the processes of our planet. To kick things off, we have …