Posted by: Jeremy Kranowitz
Posted: November 1, 2018
Categories: Education
Help Those Plants Thrive And Loosen Up (Your Soil)! In order to grow and thrive, tree roots need water and oxygen. In soil that has been highly compacted, very little water and oxygen can penetrate down into the ground. As a result, root growth is hampered and tree health suffers. At certain planting sites with […]
Posted by: Derek Glass
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Categories: Education
Joey Ponce of City in Green has developed a visual, educational guide to planting pollinator friendly native plants. His City in Green project focuses on the documentation and hopeful proliferation of native plants, organic gardening and environmental curiosities in an urban landscape. City in Green hopes to reconnect the city to its roots by reintroducing the practices […]
Posted by: Jeremy Kranowitz
Posted: October 31, 2018
Categories: Kids & Nature
Did you know the average American child spends 7.5 hours per day in front of a screen? That’s over 2,737 hours (yikes!) a year that kids spend indoors with their eyes are glued to televisions, computers, tablets and smart phones. Keep Indianapolis Beautiful hopes to counter this growing epidemic through our GreenKids Program—a multi-year partnership […]
Posted by: Jeremy Kranowitz
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Categories: Community Forestry, Education, Tree Tenders, Trees and Native Habitats
After our recent cold snap, you may be itching to get back outside and stretch your legs. As the temperatures rise and the days get a little bit longer, the outdoors become more inviting. A hike in the woods is a great way to stave off the winter blues, and if you’re a tree nerd […]
Posted by: Jeremy Kranowitz
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Categories: Education
Most Americans are aware that some of our biggest trees reside in California. They are the Giant Sequoia and Coastal Redwood. Giant Sequoias grow to an average height of 170 feet to 280 feet and are among some of the oldest living things on the earth. One family in Michigan believes that these trees hold […]
