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Learning how to garden a forest

Grist

Most scientists increasingly lament the overcrowding found throughout Western forests and call for ecological thinning — the selective cutting of smaller trees and undergrowth — typically followed by intentional fires to reduce the fuel load and recycle nutrients. The idea behind Earth Day originated in California in 1969.

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The Sierra Club's Top 20 Cool Schools

Green Market Oracle

Seattle University Score: 79.41 | Seattle, Washington After the pandemic altered Earth Day plans, Seattle U unveiled a virtual event complete with Earth Talks. The campus community diverted nearly 70 percent of all waste this past school year (up from 56 percent the previous year), thanks to student-driven recycling audits.

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