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The Serviceberry

February 4, 2025 | Book Reviews, Featured | biodiversity, indigenous wisdom, native plants, sustainable gardening

Author: Robin Wall Kimmerer You may recognize Robin’s name, since she authored the wonderful books Gathering Moss (2003) and the best selling Braiding Sweetgrass (2013). Robin is an Indigenous woman, Distinguished Teaching Professor at the SUNY College of Environmental and Forest Biology and the founding Director of the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment. […]

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Keystone Species

“Keystone plants are native plants critical to the food web and necessary for many wildlife species to complete their life cycle. Without keystone plants in the landscape, butterflies, native bees and birds will not thrive. 95% of our terrestrial birds rely on insects supported by keystone plants.” National Wildlife Federation In the native plant community