Voice of the Land

Feeding 7 Billion…

Mar 22nd, 2012

We all saw a hugely significant birthday come to pass recently when our fragile and beautiful Earth became home to its 7 billionth person. Over the next 30 years, another 2 or 3 billion people will join us. What does this monumental population growth mean?

For one thing, the global food system is struggling to provide for us all. Food prices peaked in 2008 and again in 2011

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Environmental Artist, Nancy Eastman at the Botanic Gardens

Jan 15th, 2009

A House is a House for Me: Art, Land & Science Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008 10 a.m. 3 p.m. Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield Inspired by “Art of Nature,” join Colorado Art Ranch, environmental artists and naturalists in this workshop to explore animal habitats and art.

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Native Plants Are Well-Adapted and Create Habitat for Wildlife

Mar 30th, 2008

Plants native to a particular place have evolved over millennia to provide food and shelter for native wildlife. This balance between plants and animals is disrupted when the land is settled. Our landscapes can work toward bringing back native plants that are better adapted to our climate, use fewer resources than introduced plants, and create [...]

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Typical Landscapes Lack Biological Diversity

Mar 29th, 2008

A typical landscape eliminates the large diversity of plants and animals that once inhabited a place and replaces it with a limited variety of introduced plants. Most native insects and other animals indigenous to the land are unable to feed on these alien plants. Those insects die out when they can’t feed, while birds and [...]

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