Health benefits of the home garden, Pt. 2 – Kale – the cancer fighter

Having looked last time at the therapeutic aspects of gardening, it’s now time to start examining the health benefits of particular vegetables. We’re going to start with not only one of the healthiest, but also one of the easiest to grow: Kale. Rich in anti-oxidants, this leafy green dramatically reduces the risk of being diagnosed with most major forms of cancer and can be grown almost year round, even in the harsh climate of Nevada! Read more

Health benefits of the home garden, Pt. I: Therapy

We all know that eating vegetables is good for you. What we don’t learn as kids pushing our peas around on our plate trying to avoid choking them down, is that not all vegetables are created equal. We also don’t learn about how just tending a garden is in itself wonderfully beneficial to our health. From reducing the risk of cancer to helping people with disabilities, a home garden improves our physical, mental and spiritual health in ways few other things can. Read more

Understanding solar energy and its uses, by Barbara Young

As the current crisis in the Gulf of Mexico painfully reveals, making the transition from fossil fuels to alternative energies is proving difficult for us in America. Starting to use solar energy doesn’t need to be as difficult as it seems though. Barbara Young from 12voltsolarpanels.com takes a closer look at the solar option and what we can do to get ourselves off of fossil fuels. Read more

The simple joy of growing vegetables

There’s something intrinsically wonderful about walking out to your back yard and harvesting a meal’s worth of vegetables from the garden. Not only are they grown by your own hand, but if you compost, they’re sown in your own soil. Somehow it makes the meal more special. Read more

Endangered Pacific Salmon get no help from Obama

On the eve of Endangered Species Day and as oil continues to gush into the Gulf of Mexico — crushing wildlife and fishing communities — the Obama administration announced today that it will stick with the Bush administration’s failed analysis and strategies for endangered wild salmon on the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest. Read more

Planting sage down at 102 Ranch

102 Ranch, Nevada – Where the Truckee River once meandered from Tahoe to Pyramid Lake, it was made straight. The Nature Conservancy is working to bring the meanders back and with them, a healthier ecosystem. At 102 Ranch, volunteers are helping restore 115 acres so that birds and wildlife can thrive again. Read more

Building a stronger community

Reno, Nevada – What makes a community strong? Some might say it’s the businesses and the economy, or nonprofit organizations and social well being. Most people would say that the strength in a community is its people. The belief behind Life More Natural’s Action Rewards volunteer program is that building better connections between these different aspects is what makes a community strongest. Read more

Help restore the Truckee River

The Truckee River used to wind its way down from Lake Tahoe, through Washoe Valley and on out to Pyramid Lake. Now it’s pretty much a straight shot. As a result the natural habitat has suffered and wildlife with it. The Nature Conservancy wants to restore the Truckee back windy ways. With two volunteer events coming up, they could use a little help. Here’s your chance to get rewarded for volunteering with Action Rewards. Read more

Digging out of the Economic Ditch

Can Energy Audits and Retrofitting Jobs Provide Jobs for Unemployed Construction Workers?
By: Amy Harris

The foundation of the construction industry in Nevada has crumbled. The last 24 months has brought the Reno-Sparks area to its knees with the loss of 50 percent of construction jobs, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Read more

UC Davis needs volunteers at three Tahoe environmental facilities

Incline Village, NV – The UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) is looking for docents to provide guided tours of its science education center. The UC Davis Thomas J. Long Foundation Education Center is located on the campus of Sierra Nevada College, inside the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences. Docents provide free guided tours to the public, Tuesday – Friday, 1 – 5pm and on Saturdays, Memorial Day through Labor Day. The center also caters to fifth and sixth-grade school groups by providing hands-on science activities. Read more

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