LiveGreen Nebraska

We hope everyone gets a chance to check out the prairie areas by Lot 64 and the Truhlsen Eye Care Center. Lots of black eyed susans, echinacea, blanket flowers, and more! 🌼

Want to create a sustainable habit? 🤘

Incorporate dropping off food scraps when it works best for you.

For some, that means stopping at a compost host site and the grocery store in one trip. It just makes sense!

To learn more about Compost Club, visit our website here:
https://www.hillside.solutions/compostclub

An illustrated guide to how heat and drought are killing trees Trees worldwide are being hit with a cascade of pressures. See how threats from drought and pests to rising sea levels are taking their toll on trees.

"May 16-23 is National Transportation Week -- a week to acknowledge all of the hard-working employees in the transportation industry." Find out more in this week's LiveGreen article on how UNMC/Nebraska Medicine Office of Sustainability is celebrating this year!

LiveGreen plans transportation week activities Med center is celebrating the week with two activities.

Collaborating on a greener community - OPPD - The Wire OPPD’s new Greener Together Program lets customers set their own green goals while contributing to community-wide environmental projects.

Parts of okra and other plants, such as aloe, cactus, and psyllium, have been found to clean water and wastewater of some types of solid pollutants.

Okra and Aloe shown to remove microplastics from wastewater Okra serves as a master thickener of stews and soups. The goo from that fruit and other plants, such as aloe can also clean wastewater.

"Warm weather contributes to an uptick in pollen count, and air pollution can concentrate it. Climate change is now a known contributor to changes not only in the seas and atmosphere but also modifying the life cycles and even biological processes of everyday plants."

Could climate change really make my allergies worse? Plants grow bigger in the presence of more carbon dioxide, a potent greenhouse gas. In the process, they produce more flowers with greater amounts of pollen. Combining larger plants, more flowers and more pollen means longer allergy seasons.

"Changing wind patterns are an urgent area of research because of wind's importance to weaning economies from fossil fuel and for its overall impact on agriculture, public health and public safety."

Yes, it has been windier in Nebraska. Scientists are trying to figure out why Strong winds are a normal weather trait in the Great Plains, so breezy conditions are no surprise this time of year. What has been surprising has been the strength and

May 1st Electronic Collection Event info! 🔋

Sweet Deal: Beekeeping at solar sites offers economic and environmental benefits Published by AgriSolar Clearinghouse on April 5, 2022 What’s the latest buzz about solar energy? It’s likely the thousands of honey bees that call solar fields home.

"April 22 is Earth Day, and the med center is celebrating Earth Month all April long." You can find a list in the article below with details on how members of the med center community can participate in the Earth Month celebration!

LiveGreen: Earth Month 2022 The med center will hold events throughout April.

"Eating more sustainably can help improve health while ensuring the planet has enough resources to feed future generations."

Mark your calendars for April 12 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. to tune in to a virtual event that will discuss maintaining a nutritious diet with a demo on healthy food prep! Register for this event by clicking the link provided in the article below.

LiveGreen: Eating healthy and sustainably Virtual event on April 12 will discuss maintaining a nutritious diet with a demo on healthy food prep.