Tag Archives: Tree Planting

For our episode this month, we spoke with Ken Asmus, the founder of Oikos Nursery.  From 1982 till earlier this year, Oikos was one of the most important sources of rare fruit trees and other non-commercial perennial food plants.  Ken recently retired from the nursery business in order to better pursue his research into food-bearing plants for an era of …

Today we have a feature about Wildcare, Inc., brought to you by Norm Holy. We will learn about the history of the organization, their mission and details about their work caring for wild animals. We also have a short feature from the Indiana Environmental Reporter. This story is about Verifli, an app developed by Indiana University students to help commercial …

The city of Bloomington is selling bonds to raise money for Mayor John Hamilton’s Parks initiative. The major infrastructure project, which is estimated to cost around $10 million, would include extending the B-line bicycle and commuter pathway to the city’s east side. The proposal also calls for the planting of 14 hundred trees, and the establishment of beautification ‘gateways’ for …