While many people focus on shopping deals the day after Thanksgiving, Native leaders hoped Americans also used the day to honor the country's first peoples. The Friday after Thanksgiving is not only ...

The nonprofit group Wild Ones offers a free library of designs, with plants specific to your area — and you don’t have to be a member to use it. By Margaret Roach Turning your front yard into ...

The Certified Wildlife Habitat program from the National Wildlife Federation is the most widely recognized program. To qualify, a yard must offer food, water, cover, and places for wildlife to raise ...

For several months, cultural practitioner Diana Almendariz has been showing people how to use tule reeds to recreate a variety of Native American tools. This past Sunday, Almendariz worked with about ...

Since she was 3 years old, Mariah Gladstone says, she has had a passion for food. After graduating from high school in northwest Montana, she studied environmental engineering at Columbia University ...

The number hovers around 14 percent. That's how many plants sold in North Carolina are considered native. Horticulturists, researchers, state Sen. Bill Rabon, R-Brunswick, and now Gov. Roy Cooper ...

If you want a garden that feels alive and easy to care for, native plants might be just what you need. These plants have grown up right alongside your local weather and wildlife, making them a natural ...