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The Green Blog shares news and information related to forestry/wildfire, sustainability, climate, environmental stewardship and other green topics.

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Boston ivy growing at the Hickey Gym on the UC Davis campus
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Can vines speed urban cooling?

April 21, 2022
Perhaps trees aren't the only green solution when it comes to cooling urban spaces and reducing energy costs. Honeysuckle, Virginia creeper, pink trumpet and other vines could be a fast-growing substitute in climate-smart cities of the future.
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View of one plot in the artificial rainfall experiment
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With dwindling water supplies, the timing of rainfall matters

April 20, 2022
A new UC Riverside study shows it's not how much extra water you give your plants, but when you give it that counts. This is especially true near Palm Springs, where the research team created artificial rainfall to examine the effects on plants over the course of two years.
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