Comments on: Finding Community-Based Greening Projects.

By: david

david — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:48:34 +0000

Kim, the world is getting weirder and weirder. Thanks for the link.

Siel, I just found out too – 8 months after I moved from L.A.!

By: Kim Woodbridge

Kim Woodbridge — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:44:46 +0000

Hi David – Ok I’m commenting on your site and talking to you on twitter at the same time

There is a new publication in Philly called Grid Magazine about sustainable urban living. The current issue has an article about guerrilla gardening in Philly and it’s history.

http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbook.....00904/#/18

By: green LA girl

green LA girl — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:08:47 +0000

Hey — I didn’t realize my local guerrilla gardeners had put up a website! Thanks for the heads up

By: Lori Whalen

Lori Whalen — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:17:49 +0000

This is a wonderful thing! I just hope that people “greening” their neighborhoods are doing it with plants local to their area. Native plants provide habitat for animals and require less water as they are adapted to the region. Non-native plants reduce biodiversity, and reduce habitat available to native animals like birds and butterflies. Non-native plants alter natural landscapes, and increase the frequency and intensity of fires. Non-native plants contribute to species endangerment. 42% of the nation’s endangered and threatened species have declined as a result of encroaching exotic plants and animals. Non-native plants cost us money! Each year, the National Park Service and the Fish and Wildlife Service spend an estimated 2 and 10 million dollars, respectively, on controlling exotic plants. Even if we’re talking about urban spaces, those seeds spread! Native plants are definitely the way to go.