The Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation launched the Wild Thumb app to provide resources on drought-resistant native gardens.

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Discover why planting native plants in your yard, no matter how small, is crucial for supporting wildlife, pollinators, and the health of ecosystems.

Dandelions aren't just weeds, they're important food sources for bumblebees, house finches, hover flies, numerous colorful butterflies, and more.

Thirty years ago, a group of scientists planted 4,200 seeds of the rare Pitcher’s thistle in the sandy dunes of the Great ...

With so many global influences on the American landscape and on individual gardens over the past 250 years, I’m eager to see how the “Rooted” theme will be brought to light. Here’s how the ...

If you see birds in your yard, the website eBird.org/explore has a search tool that can help you identify them. To track bird ...

The federal agency that provides health care to Native Americans will no longer treat tooth decay with dental fillings ...

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A new bill in Rhode Island aims to ban the sale, purchase, and distribution of invasive plants — a move supporters say is long overdue to protect the state's natural habitats and the communities that ...

In 1991, my father and I decided to host a unique event to preserve a Native artform that began in the Southwest and ...

Emily Pike slipped out a window of her Arizona group home a year ago; days later, the 14-year-old’s remains were found in a ...