Everyone knows that bad things happen if one microwaves food in a metal container, but did you realize that one should also avoid microwaving anything in a plastic container or wrap? When food is microwaved in plastic containers, chemical additives from inside the plastic may migrate into the food and tiny flecks of plastic known as micro- and nanoplastics are also shed into the food. Both of which can present health risks. More than 16,000 synthetic chemicals are added to pl

Green Beginnings : An Introduction to Environmental Advocacy

Kelly Sorenson, Executive Director, Ventana Wildlife Society, spoke at the Zone XII Leadership Council in Carmel. Over his 20-year term, he has pulled out all the stops to protect the California condor and its native habitat.

Textile waste and plastic waste are both significant environmental concerns. The US apparel industry leaks millions of tons of plastic into our environment each year.

4 BILLION Starbucks hot cups end up incinerated or in landfill every year. Because all "paper" hot cups are actually lined with plastic...

​On February 23-25, over 1,700 garden club members virtually attended the 2021 GCA NAL Conference. While we missed out on our conversations over cocktails, our tours of the national monuments and our museum visits, what we didn’t miss were nationally

by Jane Wiser ​Familiar faces and new ones took part in a virtual P4P (Partners for Plants) event on November 10 to learn about GCA’s P4P program and to see all that Piedmont Garden Club and Orinda Garden Club have accomplished these past 6 years. Bonus: no one had to get their feet wet or nails dirty! The purpose of the Garden Club of America is to stimulate the knowledge and love of gardening, to share the advantages of association by means of educational meetings, and to r

Did you know that the National Pollinator Week is June 22-28th? Read below to learn more about Pollinators in our second Conservation News!