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by Trusting in Nature”", "url": "https://milliontrees.me/2022/07/01/restoring-our-forests-by-trusting-in-nature/", "published_at": "2022-07-01T12:20:52+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb9-84e0-7116-ae8f-de963901e777", "title": "Starlings, vagrants, and dead birds", "url": "https://milliontrees.me/2022/06/08/starlings-vagrants-and-dead-birds/", "published_at": "2022-06-08T12:16:16+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb9-84e0-7116-ae8f-de9639704cac", "title": "New funding creates new threats to eucalyptus trees", "url": "https://milliontrees.me/2022/06/01/new-funding-creates-new-threats-to-eucalyptus-trees/", "published_at": "2022-06-01T12:20:15+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb9-84e0-7116-ae8f-de963984d1dd", "title": "The Dawn and Dusk of the Age of Mammals", "url": "https://milliontrees.me/2022/05/09/the-dawn-and-dusk-of-the-age-of-mammals/", "published_at": "2022-05-09T12:02:42+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb9-84e0-7116-ae8f-de963a5f8a95", "title": "History of Earth predicts its future", "url": "https://milliontrees.me/2022/05/01/history-of-earth-predicts-its-future/", "published_at": "2022-05-01T12:57:27+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb9-84e0-7116-ae8f-de963aae967a", "title": "Weeds are making a comeback!", "url": "https://milliontrees.me/2022/04/14/weeds-are-making-a-comeback/", "published_at": "2022-04-14T12:29:24+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb9-84e0-7116-ae8f-de963ac75d3c", "title": "Argentine Ants: An “invasion” that wasn’t", "url": "https://milliontrees.me/2022/04/07/argentine-ants-an-invasion-that-wasnt/", "published_at": "2022-04-07T12:12:48+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb9-84e0-7116-ae8f-de963b339cf3", "title": "A Natural History of the Future", "url": "https://milliontrees.me/2022/04/01/a-natural-history-of-the-future/", "published_at": "2022-04-01T12:28:25+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-e072-7133-b441-947196773a6e", "title": "Beyond the War on Invasive Species: Interview with Tao Orion", "url": "https://milliontrees.me/2022/03/15/beyond-the-war-on-invasive-species-interview-with-tao-orion/", "published_at": "2022-03-15T12:13:26+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-e072-7133-b441-947196a9fe0d", "title": "Words Matter: “Die-Off” vs. “Die-Back”", "url": "https://milliontrees.me/2022/03/08/words-matter-die-off-vs-die-back/", "published_at": "2022-03-08T09:13:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-e072-7133-b441-947196ed121d", "title": "“When the Killing’s Done” Maybe never.", "url": "https://milliontrees.me/2022/03/01/when-the-killings-done-maybe-never/", "published_at": "2022-03-01T13:10:26+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-e072-7133-b441-94719776a776", "title": "Open Letter to California Native Plant Society", "url": "https://milliontrees.me/2022/02/22/open-letter-to-california-native-plant-society/", "published_at": "2022-02-22T13:17:19+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-e072-7133-b441-947197c7e7ed", "title": "Where do squirrels live? Wherever they can.", "url": "https://milliontrees.me/2022/02/15/where-do-squirrels-live-wherever-they-can/", "published_at": "2022-02-15T13:03:40+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-e072-7133-b441-947197e9bf36", "title": "The Global War on Non-Native Trees", "url": "https://milliontrees.me/2022/02/01/the-global-war-on-non-native-trees/", "published_at": "2022-02-01T13:02:17+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-e072-7133-b441-947198639484", "title": "California Natural Resources Agency writes a BIG blank check to the “restoration” industry", "url": "https://milliontrees.me/2022/01/12/california-natural-resources-agency-writes-a-big-blank-check-to-the-restoration-industry/", "published_at": "2022-01-13T03:36:51+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-e072-7133-b441-9471995801f6", "title": "The need for diverse urban forest and the obstacles to achieve that goal", "url": "https://milliontrees.me/2022/01/01/the-need-for-diverse-urban-forest-and-the-obstacles-to-achieve-that-goal/", "published_at": "2022-01-01T13:07:25+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-e072-7133-b441-947199956f42", "title": "When ideas remain unexamined and unchallenged, they intimidate ©", "url": "https://milliontrees.me/2021/12/22/when-ideas-remain-unexamined-and-unchallenged-they-intimidate/", "published_at": "2021-12-22T13:14:39+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-e072-7133-b441-947199fffb1d", "title": "FUZZ: Fatal encounters of animals with humans", "url": "https://milliontrees.me/2021/12/08/fuzz-fatal-encounters-of-animals-with-humans/", "published_at": "2021-12-08T13:20:22+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc2-660a-7227-8e2c-c6af6fc76aca", "title": "It’s time to comment on the deadly project on the Farallon Islands", "url": "https://milliontrees.me/2021/12/01/its-time-to-comment-on-the-deadly-project-on-the-farallon-islands/", "published_at": "2021-12-01T12:55:13+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc2-660b-711c-9ec5-08c6e701ee80", "title": "Environmental Protection Agency acknowledges that herbicides harm wildlife", "url": "https://milliontrees.me/2021/11/22/environmental-protection-agency-acknowledges-that-herbicides-harm-wildlife/", "published_at": "2021-11-22T12:53:55+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc2-660b-711c-9ec5-08c6e775a69b", "title": "Damnation Spring: When fact meets fiction", "url": "https://milliontrees.me/2021/11/15/damnation-spring-when-fact-meets-fiction/", "published_at": "2021-11-15T13:11:03+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc2-660b-711c-9ec5-08c6e7b3d079", "title": "Draft of California’s Climate Smart Strategy looks promising", "url": "https://milliontrees.me/2021/11/01/draft-of-californias-climate-smart-strategy-looks-promising/", "published_at": "2021-11-01T11:59:31+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc2-660b-711c-9ec5-08c6e82ac44c", "title": "Spartina eradication is now a zombie project", "url": "https://milliontrees.me/2021/10/15/spartina-eradication-is-now-a-zombie-project/", "published_at": "2021-10-15T11:59:44+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc2-660b-711c-9ec5-08c6e88ddd01", "title": "Polarized views of nature mirror our politics", "url": "https://milliontrees.me/2021/10/01/polarized-views-of-nature-mirror-our-politics-2/", "published_at": "2021-10-01T07:24:07+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc2-660b-711c-9ec5-08c6e8ebeffd", "title": "“A history of food, from sustainable to suicidal”", "url": "https://milliontrees.me/2021/09/14/a-history-of-food-from-sustainable-to-suicidal/", "published_at": "2021-09-14T14:50:55+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc2-660b-711c-9ec5-08c6e9d64a53", "title": "Update on California’s 30X30 initiative: The good, the bad, and the ugly", "url": "https://milliontrees.me/2021/09/01/update-on-californias-30x30-initiative-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/", "published_at": "2021-09-01T12:06:22+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc2-660b-711c-9ec5-08c6ea5a08d7", "title": "Eucalyptus forests in Pinole, California", "url": "https://milliontrees.me/2021/08/22/eucalyptus-forests-in-pinole-california/", "published_at": "2021-08-22T11:53:54+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc2-660b-711c-9ec5-08c6eab38e69", "title": "A glimpse of Iceland", "url": "https://milliontrees.me/2021/08/15/a-glimpse-of-iceland/", "published_at": "2021-08-15T11:59:26+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog

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2026

“Ecosystems persist because they are capable of transformation, not because they resist.”original ↗

1 Sept 2026

“Nature’s Best Hope” is Evolution, Not Native Plants original ↗

1 Aug 2026

Revising the Eradication Goals of Invasion Biology original ↗

1 Jul 2026

Eradication: A Fable original ↗

1 Jun 2026

Taking Care of Newly Planted Trees original ↗

1 May 2026

Seeking Peace in Our Gardens original ↗

1 Apr 2026

Obscuring the Contributions of Non-Native Plants original ↗

1 Mar 2026

The Illusive Definition of “Invasive” Plant original ↗

1 Feb 2026

2025

Environmentalism in the Rear-View Mirror original ↗

1 Dec 2025

“Instead of ‘controlling’ non-native plants, perhaps we should practice more ‘self-control’”original ↗

1 Nov 2025

Luther Burbank: The Plant Inventor original ↗

1 Oct 2025

The Post-Native World original ↗

1 Sept 2025

A Walk in the Woods original ↗

1 Aug 2025

Native Trees and Their Close Relatives original ↗

1 Jul 2025

Ideological vs. Scientific Definition of Biodiversity original ↗

1 Jun 2025

California’s Wildlife Conservation Board needs to hear from you!original ↗

1 May 2025

Deforestation in San Francisco original ↗

1 Apr 2025

Igniting Wildfire Worries Again original ↗

1 Mar 2025

“Speaking for the Trees, No Matter Where They’re From”original ↗

1 Feb 2025

Malibu, California: A model for grassroots opposition to pesticides original ↗

1 Jan 2025

2024

My transition from activist to observer original ↗

29 Nov 2024

Invasion Biology: “We can do whatever we want”original ↗

29 Nov 2024

Nature’s Best Hope? Nope!original ↗

21 Nov 2024

Defining “Success” so “Success” can be achieved original ↗

11 Nov 2024

Dana Milbank: The evolution of a native plant advocate original ↗

1 Nov 2024

Defining “Success” So That “Success” Can Be Achieved original ↗

30 Oct 2024

The Light Eaters: Plants will find a way to survive…if we let them original ↗

1 Oct 2024

The Forever War on Non-Native Plants original ↗

9 Sept 2024

Seeking Compassionate Conservation original ↗

1 Sept 2024

Effective, Humane Wildlife Removal and Safe Solutions for Coexistence original ↗

7 Aug 2024

Isle Royale: Long-term study of predator/prey dynamics original ↗

1 Aug 2024

Mid-Summer Visit to the Sierra Nevada original ↗

22 Jul 2024

A Reprieve for Wildlife on the Farallon Islands original ↗

1 Jul 2024

Taxonomy: Past, Present, and Future original ↗

1 Jun 2024

Flawed Data: Garbage in, garbage out original ↗

1 May 2024

Assembly Bill 2509 has the potential to reduce pesticide use, IF it is revised original ↗

15 Apr 2024

Nature is the backdrop for our lives original ↗

1 Apr 2024

Let Evolution Lead the Way to Adaptation and Survival of Life original ↗

1 Mar 2024

EPA’s Biological Evaluation of Rodenticides is Green Wash for Island Eradications original ↗

1 Feb 2024

For US Fish & Wildlife Service “Management” Means Killing original ↗

1 Jan 2024

2023

Deadly Dogma: Revisiting the Farallon Islands Unnecessary Eradication Project original ↗

7 Dec 2023

Redefining Ecological Restoration original ↗

1 Dec 2023

Going Toe to Toe with Doug Tallamy original ↗

7 Nov 2023

Gardening with the help of nature original ↗

1 Nov 2023

Oakland’s revised Vegetation Management Plan is the compromise I hoped for original ↗

1 Oct 2023

An Attempt to Legally Mandate Native Plants Throughout California Has Failed original ↗

11 Sept 2023

Oakland’s Vegetation Management Plan Is Headed in a Destructive Direction original ↗

1 Sept 2023

The Great Lakes: A story of man-made invasions original ↗

1 Aug 2023

Dana Milbank: “How I learned to love toxic chemicals”original ↗

10 Jul 2023

Calaveras Big Trees State Park: To burn or not to burn?original ↗

1 Jul 2023

Talking back to nativism original ↗

1 Jun 2023

Sunset Blvd: Biting off more than you can chew original ↗

1 May 2023

A Necessary Nuisance: The Undervalued Functions of Non-native Aquatic Plants original ↗

1 Apr 2023

California’s “Sustainable Pest Management Roadmap” is a 25-year poisonous pathway original ↗

7 Mar 2023

The Oxalis Obsession original ↗

28 Feb 2023

What does “restoration” mean?original ↗

1 Feb 2023

Wild by Design: A history of ecological restoration in the U.S.original ↗

9 Jan 2023

The Destructive Origins of Ecological Field Studies original ↗

1 Jan 2023

2022

Part III: Appealing to the City of Albany to save its eucalyptus forest original ↗

9 Dec 2022

Part II: Appealing to the City of Albany to save its eucalyptus forest original ↗

8 Dec 2022

Part I: Appealing to the City of Albany to save its eucalyptus forest original ↗

7 Dec 2022

How animals perceive their environment original ↗

1 Dec 2022

Revelations of the 2022 California Invasive Plant Council Symposium original ↗

16 Nov 2022

The Timber Wars in the Pacific Northwest could have been avoided original ↗

8 Nov 2022

Money and Fire: 2022 Conference of California Native Plant Society original ↗

1 Nov 2022

The Treeline: Where forests meet ice original ↗

8 Oct 2022

Bringing Botany into Medical Science original ↗

1 Oct 2022

A Cornerstone of Invasion Biology Crumbles original ↗

8 Sept 2022

Tale of Two Butterfly Gardens original ↗

1 Sept 2022

Pesticide use in public parks in the San Francisco Bay Area original ↗

8 Aug 2022

Creating Tree Graveyards in San Francisco original ↗

1 Aug 2022

Monarch Mysteries Update original ↗

8 Jul 2022

“Restoring Our Forests by Trusting in Nature”original ↗

1 Jul 2022

Starlings, vagrants, and dead birds original ↗

8 Jun 2022

New funding creates new threats to eucalyptus trees original ↗

1 Jun 2022

The Dawn and Dusk of the Age of Mammals original ↗

9 May 2022

History of Earth predicts its future original ↗

1 May 2022

Weeds are making a comeback!original ↗

14 Apr 2022

Argentine Ants: An “invasion” that wasn’t original ↗

7 Apr 2022

A Natural History of the Future original ↗

1 Apr 2022

Beyond the War on Invasive Species: Interview with Tao Orion original ↗

15 Mar 2022

Words Matter: “Die-Off” vs. “Die-Back”original ↗

8 Mar 2022

“When the Killing’s Done” Maybe never.original ↗

1 Mar 2022

Open Letter to California Native Plant Society original ↗

22 Feb 2022

Where do squirrels live? Wherever they can.original ↗

15 Feb 2022

The Global War on Non-Native Trees original ↗

1 Feb 2022

California Natural Resources Agency writes a BIG blank check to the “restoration” industry original ↗

13 Jan 2022

The need for diverse urban forest and the obstacles to achieve that goal original ↗

1 Jan 2022

2021

When ideas remain unexamined and unchallenged, they intimidate ©original ↗

22 Dec 2021

FUZZ: Fatal encounters of animals with humans original ↗

8 Dec 2021

It’s time to comment on the deadly project on the Farallon Islands original ↗

1 Dec 2021

Environmental Protection Agency acknowledges that herbicides harm wildlife original ↗

22 Nov 2021

Damnation Spring: When fact meets fiction original ↗

15 Nov 2021

Draft of California’s Climate Smart Strategy looks promising original ↗

1 Nov 2021

Spartina eradication is now a zombie project original ↗

15 Oct 2021

Polarized views of nature mirror our politics original ↗

1 Oct 2021

“A history of food, from sustainable to suicidal”original ↗

14 Sept 2021

Update on California’s 30X30 initiative: The good, the bad, and the ugly original ↗

1 Sept 2021

Eucalyptus forests in Pinole, California original ↗

22 Aug 2021

A glimpse of Iceland original ↗

15 Aug 2021