Sentences with phrase «native uses of plants»

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It is thought that some 19th century colonists made use of its bark, possibly as an external liniment, however culinary interest in the flavor components of Australian native plants is a recent 20th century development, which has now become fashionable.

Native Seeds / SEARCH has been granted a special use permit from the National Forest Service to initiate permanent marking and mapping of plants, ecological studies, and a management plan proposal.

Story and Photos by Dave DeWitt When the first Spanish explorers ventured north from Mexico City in the sixteenth century and wandered into what is now the Southwest, they discovered that the indigenous Native Americans made excellent use of nearly every edible animal and plant substance imaginable.

Environmental water is also being used to improve the overall resilience of the ecosystems — that is, ensuring the rivers and wetlands are in good condition to promote diverse and healthy native plants, fish, waterbirds and other animals.

This will mean that Commonwealth environmental water will be used to protect habitat such as permanent waterholes that support the survival of water dependent populations of native plants and animal life,» he said.

All wood used in To'ak's posh packaging is directly replenished through the planting of native hardwood trees in partnership with the Ecuador - based rainforest conservation foundation Third Millennium Alliance (TMA).

Through technical assistance and community education programs, we hope to increase awareness and adoption of cost - effective and practical ways to use native plants and natural landscaping to improve water quality and climate resilience.

* Designer Rinda West will speak on how gardeners can use native plants grouped in their natural communities from 10:45 to 11:45 a.m. April 28 as part of the «Art in the Garden» at the Beverly Art Center, 2407 W. 111th St.. Other speakers at the event, sponsored by the Morgan Park / Beverly Hills Garden Club, will address gardening with children, worm composting, beekeeping and making mead.

The water garden features over a dozen species of native aquatic plants, which are beautiful alternatives to commonly - used invasive plants that can harm our lakes, ponds and streams.

Verderber's Nursery acquired 45 acres of land off Sound Avenue in Northville that will be used to plant nursery stock, including a variety of native plants that are already plentiful on the property.

The preservation movement began in 1901 with a fund of $ 3,000 to be used for «investigation and preservation of our native plants.»

«We are also looking at using the chemical to restore mining areas, to restore and manage endangered plant species, and to improve the horticulture of native plants,» he says.

In a recent review of the literature, Winfree and her colleagues concluded that land - use changes such as urbanization and deforestation can affect native pollinators differently, depending on whether they increase or reduce the numbers and diversity of flowering plants.

Many of the plants used by Native American doctors can now be found on the shelves of commercial stores around the country; they include black cohosh, used to treat cardiovascular disorders, and Echinaceafor infections.

Conover hopes that instead of using non-native invasive landscape plants like Chinese silvergrass, homeowners and horticulturists will use one of this area's beautiful native tall grasses such as prairie dropseed, little bluestem, big bluestem, switch grass or Indian grass because, «restoring the flora to its native species will enhance the biodiversity of native plants and the native animals, including butterflies that depend on them.»

Humans have reduced fevers for thousands of years; Hippocrates recommended extracts of the willow tree bark, which was later found to contain salicylic acid, better known as aspirin; Romans, Chinese, and Native Americans used other plants containing similar compounds.

Using PPI's novel genetic screen approach, a family of native plant genes has been indentified for their effects on enhancing the plants» ability to produce significantly more seeds.

Plant from multiple species, seed sources, and climate zones, particularly from locally - adapted sources Manage to maintain genetic diversity and phenotypic plasticity Create opportunities for rapid natural selection for species with high predicted potential for adverse impacts from climate change (Sturrock et al. 2011; Erickson et al. 2012; Alfaro et al. 2014; FAO 2014) Plant drought tolerant and native species Retain diversity of species and promote legacy trees Manage or restore mosaic (variable pattern of species and ages) and maintain or improve landscape connectivity Plant in asynchronous rotations and manage for diverse age classes Thin, plant, and use prescribed fire to favor species adapted to disturbance (Millar et al. 2007; Vose et al. 2016; Keane et al. forthcoPlant from multiple species, seed sources, and climate zones, particularly from locally - adapted sources Manage to maintain genetic diversity and phenotypic plasticity Create opportunities for rapid natural selection for species with high predicted potential for adverse impacts from climate change (Sturrock et al. 2011; Erickson et al. 2012; Alfaro et al. 2014; FAO 2014) Plant drought tolerant and native species Retain diversity of species and promote legacy trees Manage or restore mosaic (variable pattern of species and ages) and maintain or improve landscape connectivity Plant in asynchronous rotations and manage for diverse age classes Thin, plant, and use prescribed fire to favor species adapted to disturbance (Millar et al. 2007; Vose et al. 2016; Keane et al. forthcoPlant drought tolerant and native species Retain diversity of species and promote legacy trees Manage or restore mosaic (variable pattern of species and ages) and maintain or improve landscape connectivity Plant in asynchronous rotations and manage for diverse age classes Thin, plant, and use prescribed fire to favor species adapted to disturbance (Millar et al. 2007; Vose et al. 2016; Keane et al. forthcoPlant in asynchronous rotations and manage for diverse age classes Thin, plant, and use prescribed fire to favor species adapted to disturbance (Millar et al. 2007; Vose et al. 2016; Keane et al. forthcoplant, and use prescribed fire to favor species adapted to disturbance (Millar et al. 2007; Vose et al. 2016; Keane et al. forthcoming)

Potential for Developing Low - Input Sustainable Agriculture in the Tropical Andes by Making Use of Native Microbial Resources — Luis Andrés Yarzábal, Plant - Microbe Interactions in Agro-Ecological Perspectives

On top of energy - boosting, fat - melting, and hunger - satiating Pure Plant Protein, this dish contains chia seeds, which are native to Central America, and were used by the ancient Incas, Mayans and Aztecs for sustainable energy when traveling on foot.

This plant is native to Europe and has been used for centuries as a way to prevent constipation and improve other aspects of health.

One agave nectar advert says «For thousands of years natives to central Mexico used different species of agave plants for medicine, as well as for building shelter.»

This plant is well known in Peru and South America, as native people have been using this herb for thousands of years.

According to folklore, beans were considered one of the «three sisters» of traditional agricultural cropping methods used by Native Americans, who inter-cropped maize, squash, and beans to reap the most of each plant's benefits.

Turmeric is a plant of the ginger family known as Zingiberaceae, and is native to India and South East Asia where it is eaten every day, and used in many dishes.

Sourced from the agave plant growing in Mexico, which has been used by Native Americans for medicinal purposes for hundreds of years, like for cleaning wounds.

Cacao, known as the Food of the Gods by the Aztecs, comes from a plant native to Costa Rica (where it was once used as local currency).

These community run farms use a technique known as Analog forestry, which imitates the native biodiversity of the region's flora and fauna, by planting in the shade of tree canopies to assist in replenishing the nutrition and moisture of the soil.

The natives of Southern Africa, the Bushmen, and their younger relatives, the Khoisan, were hunter - gatherers and had a wonderful knowledge of the various uses of the plants which they passed on to the European settlers and other African tribes.

They produced school news with second and third graders using Apple iMovie, published student poetry on the Web for third grade, and did two library projects — a PowerPoint project on heroes and heroism and an annotated photo album of the native garden at the school, planted and maintained by students.

an aromatic plant native to temperate regions of the Old World, several kinds of which are used as culinary herbs.

Areas beyond the walls of a school building also may be used as outdoor learning environments to teach about native plants and habitats.

Arks Neem Protect Spray is an environmentally friendly gentle and nondrying formula for pets including dogs cats and horses It is used for animals with skin and coat issues including insect bites and skin and coat irritation The active ingredients are Neem and citronella Neem is a tree native to the Indian subcontinent Neem has been used for thousands of years by the people of India Southeast Asia and Africa Scientific studies have found these plants contain compounds that have wound healing properties neem oils and extracts are antiinflammatory gentle and nondrying Regular use helps to soothe and reduce itching and dermatitis caused by insect bites

Gain expertise on the native and invasive plants of the Bay Area, and learn to use your digital camera, smart phone, or GPS unit to report weed sightings to park managers via the Internet.

From the local, sustainable meals offered in park cafés to the green building housing the Crissy Field Center and the compost used to grow plants in the Native Plant Nurseries, there are many more examples of sustainability in practice throughout the Golden Gate National Parks.

Through workshops, LINC participants will get the chance to develop personal resumes, learn medicinal uses of California native plants, and more!

This involved a group of men led by a mumbaki, a native priest, who went to the forest to find a particular plant and use its toxic properties as a natural pesticide.

These include dozens of activities, among them re-use of historic materials, landscape restoration with native plants, and use of green building elements.

Black cohosh (cimicifuga racemosa) is a native North American plant that has been used for thousands of years by Native Americans to treat women's health issues, as well as other condinative North American plant that has been used for thousands of years by Native Americans to treat women's health issues, as well as other condiNative Americans to treat women's health issues, as well as other conditions.

Dr. Jan Timbrook discussed the relationship between the Chumash people of the Santa Barbara region and the native plants they used for food, medicine, tools, and other essential items during the October From Shore to Sea lecture.

Signature treatments, like the one I had, make use of Mexico's native Blue Agave plant and its ancestral healing benefits.

A unique aspect of their pottery is the focus on the native environment... the plants, geology, and wildlife that are reflected in the themes and materials used in their work, like the heron urns, leaf imprint pots and landscape triptychs.

Out of nowhere, Peruvian women came running over to him with a rug and a cup of cocoa tea (an herbal infusion made using the raw leaves of their native cocoa plant).

Once overgrown with non-native plants and other invasive species, the cave is now thriving with nearly 5,000 native and Polynesian plants that were reintroduced using fossil record as a guide of what to plant.

The Charles Darwin Foundation has been working for several years to promote the use of native and endemic plants in gardens and thus discourage residents of Galapagos from introducing ornamental plants to the islands.

Büttner, to the extent that she could be said to explore identity at all, has done so through her work with Carmelite nuns and displays of native plant life, although the judges singled out her use of anachronistic techniques such as woodcutting as amongst the reasons for her nomination.

The exhibition presents 14 artworks that highlight Kahlo's engagement with nature in her native country of Mexico, as seen in her garden, decoration of her home and in the complex use of plant imagery found in her paintings.

To discourage weeds and encourage native plants we use methods like manual weeding, mechanical mowing, and the judicious application of herbicides.

The reforestation program includes increasing the area of planted forest from 5.5 million hectares to 11 million by 2015, 2 million of which have to be native species and the rest forest for commercial use.

El Pueblito Iguazu's work in protecting the surrounding environment includes the release of butterflies to their natural habitat to enrich biodiversity, providing education on native tree species, tree planting, conserving energy by using candle lights at night, and more.