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The Green Blog shares news and information related to forestry/wildfire, sustainability, climate, environmental stewardship and other green topics.

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UC ANR shares prospects for sustainably farming the ‘agave rush’

July 9, 2025
By Caroline D Champlin
The popularity of farming agave is taking off in California, with climate change motivating growers to consider planting drought-tolerant crops. With all that buzz, UC Organic Agriculture Institute hosted a field day for current and prospective agave growers to learn more about farming the plant with…
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A piece of artwork by Kim Abeles of trees on a city map.
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Art show celebrates cool contributions of LA trees

June 26, 2025
By Caroline D Champlin
Shade equity is the inspiration for a new art exhibition at Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge called “Roots of Cool: A Celebration of Trees and Shade in a Warming World.”
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The Rio Grande River winds through a desert landscape with green shrubs
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To reduce water risk at the border, experts urge binational cooperation

June 17, 2025
 Forum proposes institutional cooperation, agricultural transformation, technical education, community empowerment and private sector engagementWater security across the Rio Grande and Colorado River basins faces a threat that is “no longer temporary but systemic,” warned experts from Mexico and the…
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