#restorenature — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #restorenature, aggregated by home.social.
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This #FirstNations horticulturist Indigenizes plant spaces in B.C.
#ShaylaChalifoux sub-consults for landscape architects on incorporating #NativePlants
Edzi'u Loverin · CBC News · Posted: Nov 14, 2025
Excerpt: "According to the province of B.C., plant biodiversity in #BritishColumbia is unmatched in Canada, with at least 2,500 native vascular plant species, in addition to thousands of lichens, mosses and fungi.
"Individuals can help support the land by planting native plants in pots on their balconies and gardens, said Chalifoux.
" 'Why would you plant a native plant here? Because host nations have a relationship with that, or this specific plant is a host plant for a larva, a native butterfly, that needs to eat only this plant to survive,' said Chalifoux.
" 'The land is hurting. One way we can help the land is by incorporating native plants.'
"Chalifoux said though things are changing, not many municipalities have policies to ensure a percentage of native plants are included in city landscaping.
"#CBCIndigenous asked the City of #Vancouver if it had any policies around the number of native plants required to be planted in urban planning.
"A City of Vancouver spokesperson said in a statement that the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation is working to increase native plants in #UrbanSpaces and considers a number of factors in planning, including maintenance, resilience, and canopy cover, and consults with local #FirstNations.
"A prime example of this is the addition of #PacificYew to the Stanley Park Restoration initiative, upon receiving feedback from local First Nations," said the statement.
"The city said it has also provided native plants for #EcologicalRestoration in Vancouver parks to non-profits and community groups that hold community planting events."
Full article:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/indigenize-plant-spaces-in-b-c-9.6978056#SolarPunkSunday #VancouverBC #FirstNations #GreenerCities #GardeningForPollinators #Biodiversity #Canada #RestoreNature #ContainerGardening
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#RewildingEurope - Space for Wild Nature: Putting Nature Back on the Map
"Large-scale restoration of nature, based on #rewilding principles, is one of the best ways of tackling our current climate and #biodiversity emergencies. This year the #EU will take decisions that have far-reaching consequences for #Europe’s people and nature. A new set of policy papers outlines why and how European politicians should prioritise #NatureRestoration in the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2030.
Policy papers
A new set of policy papers calls on EU politicians to prioritise nature restoration, and provides them with critical and effective new tools to do so. The publications identify priority areas for nature restoration across Europe."
Learn more:
https://rewildingeurope.com/space-for-wild-nature/#SolarPunkSunday #Science #RewildingEurope #ClimateChange #RestoreNature #Natura2000Nodes #WildlifeCorridors #Ecosystems #NatureBasedSolutions #Peatlands #GreenSpaces #NaturalFloodplains #EcologicalRestoration #GreenCorridors
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#WellsME - #PipingPlover #BeachWalkAndTalk
Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 1:00pm – 3:00pmReservations Required
Cost: Free with site admission"Come learn about the piping plover and what makes it so special, while taking a walk on #LaudholmBeach!
"In 1981 there were only seven pairs of piping plovers in the entire state of Maine. After decades of hard work and dedication, in 2025 there was a record 174 pairs recorded! Come learn about this federally threatened and state endangered beach-nesting shorebird and what makes it so special. Helen Manning, a Wildlife Biologist from #RachelCarsonNationalWildlifeRefuge, will lead an educational walk on the Wells Reserves Laudholm Beach to discuss the biology of the piping plover and the monitoring and management efforts that have helped this species begin to make a recovery."
FMI and to register:
https://wellsreserve.org/event/87678/piping-plover-beach-walk-and-talk#RestoreNature #SpeciesRecovery #MaineEvents #LaudholmReserve #SolarPunkSunday #ObservingNature
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Five Years of the #RewildingNetwork: A growing movement
Five years ago, we launched a Britain-wide Rewilding Network for practitioners. Rewilding Manager, Sara King, reflects on the community’s journey – and what’s next
Author: Sara King
Published 19/03/2026"They say the best time to plant a tree was yesterday, and the second best time is now. Five years ago we planted something new – the start of a Britain-wide practitioner community for #rewilders."
Read more:
https://www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/blog/five-years-of-the-rewilding-network-a-growing-movement-2#Rewilding #SolarPunkSunday #PlantATree #RewildingBritain #RestoreNature
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#RewildingBritain - Five reasons rewilding can’t wait
What we’ve learnt on the political frontline this party conference season.
Author: Oliver Newham
Published 23/10/2025"This autumn Rewilding Britain hit the road, taking in five party conferences in four corners of Britain – with one message: rewilding can’t wait. Policy and Advocacy Lead Oliver Newham explains why we have plenty of reasons to be hopeful."
Five key take aways:
1. People want greater access to #nature and they want it now
2. #SpeciesRecovery is leading the way
3. Food production isn’t the barrier some imagine
4. Politicians must be bolder
5. Rewilding is gaining ground
Full article:
https://www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/blog/five-reasons-rewilding-cant-wait -
What does #rewilding mean to us at Rewilding Britain? It’s not just about restoring nature – it’s about creating a thriving future where nature takes the lead 🌿 #RewildingBritain #RestoreNature
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America is a lie, Britain is a lie, lies we are so very tired of hearing.
Only Landowners matter, the rest of us can go to a soggy hell
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States Are Eyeing Bird-Friendly #Wetlands to Help Rid the #GreatLakes of #ToxicAlgae
"The #OneidaNation has restored wetlands that help to improve water quality in Wisconsin’s Green Bay while creating valuable habitat that attracts many birds."
Words by Andy McGlashen
Senior Editor, Audubon Magazine
Published June 17, 2024"In the ongoing effort to bring the problem under control, the region’s leaders are increasingly reaching for a primitive but proven tool for capturing and cleaning water before it enters the lake: wetlands. No one believes that #swamps and marshes alone can starve the algae blooms, but experts say they are an important part of the solution. 'Wetlands are wonderful filtration systems,' says Richard Stumpf, an oceanographer with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric administration who monitors #algae outbreaks. And because wetlands around the Great Lakes offer vital habitat where birds can rest during migration or raise their young, restoring them not only improves water quality but also brightens the outlook for vulnerable avian species.
“'There’s momentum building behind #NatureBasedSolutions,' says Kyle Rorah, regional director of public policy for Ducks Unlimited. 'There’s a huge opportunity to get serious about taking a chunk out of the problem.'"
#RestoreNature #RestoreTheWetlands #SaveTheMarshes #SaveNature #SolarPunkSunday #Rewilding
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#Kihtahkomikumon (Our Land) – Is #LandBack in #Passamaquoddy Territory
Sunlight Media Collective October 21, 2021
"In 2021, by an act of humanism, solidarity, and reparation, the #Passamaquoddy tribe has been reunited with 140 acres of their unceded Ancestral territory – part of the largest island in Kci Monosakom, (Big Lake) Maine. To the Passamaquoddy people, it’s more than land return; it is the return of a stolen family member. In this short film, we join Passamaquoddy community members who are finally able to reunite with their non-human Relative.
"Originally known as Kuwesuwi Monihq (Pine Island), and renamed 'White’s Island' by settlers, this place has deep historical and cultural significance to the Passamaquoddy community.
"The island was included as part of the Tribe’s #Modahkomikuk (Indian Township) reservation in the 1794 Treaty with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980. Despite treaty agreements, #KuwesuwiMonihq, or Pine Island, was stolen from the people at some point during the mid-1800s and renamed White’s Island. In fact, it seems to have been stolen by renaming it…once it became White’s Island on the map, it no longer matched the language of the 1794 treaty, which identifies Pine Island as protected, reserved land. The island fell out of Tribal stewardship quietly as colonizers bought up parcels. Once the island was considered privately owned, the Passamaquoddy people were denied access.
"Land dispossession is a barrier to #Wabanaki people who are practicing their culture and connecting with their homelands. As Tribal Nations, we are endowed with the Sacred responsibility to protect the lands we come from. In return, these lands protect us. This understanding is at the heart of the #LandBack movement, which has taken off across Turtle Island. Passamaquoddy people can now visit Kuwesuwi Monihq safely, enjoy their kinship connection to the island, and know that they will not be asked to leave.
"In efforts to heal the Earth and the damaged relationship between Indigenous & colonizing peoples, the #LandBack movement has already seen the return of millions of acres to tribes. For the Passamaquoddy, the return of their relative, Kuwesuwi Monihq, will help them fulfill those Sacred responsibilities and heal along with the land & water. All our Relations. P’site Elakumukik. #IsLandBack."
A Sunlight Media Collective production.
Watch: https://vimeo.com/537535470
#WabanakiAlliance #Maine #FirstNations #PassamaquoddyNation #StolenLand #IndigenousSovereignty #Landback #Rewilding #IndigenousKnowledge
#RestoreNature
#Wabanaki #IndigenousPeoplesDay #SolarPunkSunday