Why cities are becoming an unlikely refuge for wildflowers
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Wildflowers are associated with rolling meadows, ancient grasslands, and a pastoral world that is rapidly disappearing. The UK has lost 97 percent of its wildflower meadows over the past century, driven largely by agricultural intensification. As Nadine Read More...
Urban coyotes are denning next door: here's what to know
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Somewhere near you, a coyote may be nursing a litter of pups right now. She chose her den carefully: tucked under a fallen tree trunk, wedged inside an old burrow, or backed into a pile of abandoned concrete. One priority guided the choice: keeping you from Read More...
How rebel botanists are using graffiti to name forgotten flora
The words “rebel” and “botanist” aren’t typically found in the same sentence, but recently these words have joined together to describe a new wave of people who are using street graffiti to highlight the names and importance of the diverse but downtrodden flora growing in the cracks of Read More...
In America’s biggest cities, cemeteries have become havens for animal life
Don’t be mistaken: while the cemetery may not be sprawling with human life, it’s most certainly a hotspot for plant and animal life—especially in urban areas. Perhaps the best example of this comes from the Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, one of the most densely populated places Read More...