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Scientists have looked at decades of data on trees and other native Missouri plants blooming. As the region warms, plants are reacting by changing their bloom times.
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A local organization is asking for data on Ozark witch hazel to better understand the timing of the plant’s blooms and how that might relate to the changing climate.
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The finicky plants are threatened by habitat loss and climate change, but as the Missouri Botanical Garden works to conserve them, scientists are learning the difficulties of growing native orchids in a lab.
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Experts say the plants on the list are invasive and can quickly cause ecological harm.
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The United Nations has declared 2023 the International Year of Millets — a type of small grain mostly grown in parts of Asia and Africa. The highly resilient and cost-friendly grains could make them the next crop for U.S. farmers in the midst of climate change.
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Washington University researcher Natalie Mueller hopes to uncover wisdom from Indigenous cultures about growing new crops that are resilient to extreme drought and flooding.
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St. Louis' weather is quite contrary. So how can green thumbs get their gardens to grow? Missouri Botanical Garden’s Daria McKelvey is here to help.
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Ameren owns thousands of acres in Illinois rights-of-way — land that biologists say they can be used to create habitats for threatened pollinators.
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Susan Van de Riet owns St. Louis Native Plants, a landscape consulting and design company that helps locals figure out the ideal way to grow a garden in their yard. She recently designed a native garden plan with the local chapter of Wild Ones Natural Landscapers. It’s time and budget friendly and free to download.
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Thinking Outside The Lawn: Fostering Native Habitats, Caring For Natural World Right In The BackyardEven as an especially wintry winter continues to make itself known across the St. Louis region, spring is more and more on residents’ minds – and will…