Articles for category: Ecology, Plants, Space

Education and Public Engagement

How NASA’s Tech Is Powering Today’s Sustainability Innovations

Trizzy Orozco

What if the same technology that launched us into the stars could help save our planet? Imagine a world where inventions designed for astronauts and space shuttles end up cleaning our air, conserving our water, and transforming how we grow food. This isn’t science fiction—it’s happening right now. NASA’s relentless quest for exploration has given ...

One Central, Sydney.

Rewilding the Suburbs: Urban Native Plant Gardens in Sydney and Melbourne

Trizzy Orozco

Imagine stepping outside your suburban home and being greeted not by endless stretches of lawn, but by a vibrant patchwork of wildflowers, buzzing bees, and darting butterflies. This isn’t a fantasy—it’s a movement gaining momentum in the heart of Australia’s largest cities. As Sydney and Melbourne grapple with the challenges of biodiversity loss and urban ...

Louisiana Gulf Coast.

Gulf Coast Gardens: The Resilience of Coastal Native Plants in Louisiana

Trizzy Orozco

Have you ever wandered along Louisiana’s windswept coastline, where the salty air and shimmering marshes hold secrets of survival? Here, life clings with astonishing tenacity, and the true heroes are not always the ones we notice first. Hidden beneath the shadow of hurricanes and rising tides, native coastal plants stand as nature’s quiet warriors, weaving ...

The Māra Kai Revival: Māori Food Gardens and the Return of the Kūmara

The Māra Kai Revival: Māori Food Gardens and the Return of the Kūmara

Annette Uy

If you could taste history in a single bite, what would it be like? For many in Aotearoa New Zealand, the answer is kūmara—a humble yet profound root that has long connected people to land, culture, and ancestry. Now, a striking revival is underway. Māra kai, or Māori food gardens, are flourishing once more, bringing ...

Kammadam Kaavu is a sacred grove situated in Kasargode, the northern most state of Kerala, India.

Sacred Groves of India: Biodiversity Hotspots Rooted in Tradition

Trizzy Orozco

Imagine stepping into a patch of ancient forest where the air feels charged with mystery, the trees stand like silent sentinels, and every stone, vine, and bird seems protected by an age-old promise. These are India’s sacred groves—living museums of nature where tradition and ecology intertwine. For centuries, villagers have honored these places, often believing ...

Ojibwe Wild Rice and Water Gardens in the Great Lakes Region

Ojibwe Wild Rice and Water Gardens in the Great Lakes Region

Annette Uy

Imagine standing at the edge of a shimmering northern lake, the hush of morning broken only by the gentle rustle of tall wild rice stalks swaying in the breeze. The air carries a sense of ancient tradition and quiet resilience, a living connection between water, land, and the Ojibwe people who have called this place ...

Corn sapling growing on the soil.

The Choctaw Garden: Reviving Ancient Crops in Mississippi’s Soil

Trizzy Orozco

Imagine stepping into a garden where every plant tells a story—stories of resilience, ingenuity, and a deep connection to the land. The Choctaw Garden is not just a plot of earth in Mississippi; it is a living testament to centuries of knowledge passed down through generations. Here, ancient crops that once nourished the Choctaw people ...

Meadow with yellow blooming dandelions

From Monastery Herbs to Modern Meadows: Reviving England’s Endemic Plants

Trizzy Orozco

Imagine wandering through the lush English countryside, where vibrant meadows once teemed with wildflowers and the air buzzed with the hum of bees. Once, these landscapes were a living tapestry, woven with medicinal herbs tended by monks and rare blossoms found nowhere else on earth. Yet, over centuries, many of these native plants faded from ...