Pruning Practices for Healthy Trees Most trees, especially those in your yard or community, will require pruning and care for their entire life. However, giving special attention to trees inContinue reading “Pruning Practices for Healthy Trees”
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What in Pollination?!
By Dina Haveric, Green Iowa AmeriCorps Member Pollination is an essential ecological service, playing a critical role in the functioning of our entire ecosystem. In the United States alone, pollinationContinue reading “What in Pollination?!”
Continued Care for Tree Health
By Dina Haveric, Green Iowa AmeriCorps Member The power of trees reaches far beyond the charm they provide to the natural landscape. Trees absorb pollutants, reduce energy costs, provide oxygen,Continue reading “Continued Care for Tree Health”
How to Lower Your Environmental Impact: A Guide
By Dina Haveric, Green Iowa AmeriCorps Member An ecological or environmental footprint can be defined by the impact of a person or community on the environment, expressed as the amountContinue reading “How to Lower Your Environmental Impact: A Guide”
Green Iowa AmeriCorps
Green Iowa AmeriCorps By Dina Haveric Green Iowa AmeriCorps, founded in 2009, is a state-wide community service program operating out of the University of Northern Iowa’s Center for Energy andContinue reading “Green Iowa AmeriCorps”
Ecosystem Services and Trees
By Dina Haveric, Green Iowa AmeriCorps Member While it is extremely difficult to put a monetary value on all the ways nature enhances our lives, there are real, tangible benefitsContinue reading “Ecosystem Services and Trees”
Trees and Water Quality
By Dina Haveric, Green Iowa Americorps Member Generally, when one thinks of forests and trees, they understand the crucial role they play in purifying the air we breathe by removingContinue reading “Trees and Water Quality”
Native Plants: Why They’re So Important
by Dina Haveric, Green Iowa Americorps Member What are native plants? Native plants can be defined as those that naturally occur in the region in which they evolved. They areContinue reading “Native Plants: Why They’re So Important”