The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, through the PLANTS Database, provides conservation plant information to conservation planners, researchers and others using plants in their natural ...

FORT SILL, Oklahoma — Tucked away within the Fort Sill Natural Resources compound, something small but mighty is taking root—one milkweed sprout, one butterfly wingbeat and one bloom at a time. A ...

A program aiming to expand and enrich the habitat for Utah’s natural pollinators is looking to get native plants into the yards and gardens of conservation-minded locals once again. The Utah ...

As bees return and butterflies gather along backyard fences, garden shoppers head to plant centers with more than color in mind. This spring, many gardeners practice purpose-driven planting, choosing ...

Seeds have been planted throughout Indiana and the land is slowly turning green as this year’s crops break free of the surface and begin growing. The farmers play a key role in this process by making ...

You may be familiar with the health benefits (both physical and mental) that gardening can provide you as an individual, but at least one type of gardening in particular has the potential to help all ...

While cities are generally considered to be poorer in biodiversity than rural areas, new research finds that urban areas could actually play a key role in conserving pollinator communities. A team of ...

If you’re driving along the highway in Florida sometime soon, you may find the roadside dotted with the blooms of thousands of flowers. But they aren’t just eye candy. These flowers are intended to ...