Baytown Botanica

08/14/2023

Alert!
CalFire has proposed new Timber Harvest Plans in Jackson Demonstration State Forest, and is seeking approval by the Jackson Advisory Group on September 15th.

All out to the JAG Meeting September 15th!
September 15, 2023
9am to 12:30pm (detailed agenda available Sept. 5)
First Presbyterian Church
367 South Sanderson Way
Fort Bragg, CA 95437

Please read and sign this Action Alert, and join us at the JAG meeting to oppose these new THPs and call for a new management plan that includes community and Tribal input, and environmental review!
https://epic.salsalabs.org/action-alert-jdsf-ceqa-review-needed/index.html

06/13/2023

The Japanese have been producing wood for 700 years without cutting down trees. In the 14th century, the extraordinary daisugi technique was born in Japan. Indeed, the daisugi provide that these trees will be planted for future generations and not be cut down but pruned as if they were giant bonsai trees; by applying this technique to cedars, the wood that can be obtained is uniform, straight and without knots, practically perfect for construction. A pruning as a rule of art that allows the tree to grow and germinate while using its wood, without ever cutting it down.
Extraordinary technique

05/12/2023

https://belonging.berkeley.edu/farm-bill-report-corporate-power-and-structural-racialization-us-food-system

In a report examining the US Farm Bill, the Haas Institute finds that corporate control and structural racialization within the US food system leaves marginalized communities disproportionately impacted by the agricultural policies and outcomes generated by the Farm Bill.

04/30/2023

https://www.wilderness.org/articles/blog/black-outdoor-enthusiasts-and-climate-advocates-talk-inclusivity

Black folks connect with the outdoors in many ways. Unfortunately, there are numerous barriers to those connections. We spoke with several Black outdoor enthusiasts about how they connect with the outdoors, why the outdoors should be more accessible and inclusive, and how we can achieve that.

06/02/2022

Easy propagation tips and plant memes, lots and lots of memes about plants, memes about lots and lots plants!

05/28/2022

40 Acres and a Mule- The tangled roots of Black American’s ties to the land.

05/21/2022

8 Amazing Facts About Redwoods

05/20/2022

What is land justice and why is it needed? Thoughts on healing black relationships with the land.