Search results for : Plant
June 02, 2011
We The People to hold Tree Planting and Community Day, July 9th
There is no doubt the significance trees have in nature and our surroundings. From a literal source of life, to food, to health, to medicine, to oxygen, and the list goes on and on.
But on July 9th, just before we commemorate our 38th year of Independence,? We The People will celebrate the power of the tree as it relates to "community" and our move towards Independence...
Plants that will bring color to your garden
January 12, 2011
Plants that will bring color to your garden
Bulbs: As far as most gardeners are concerned, bulbs include corms, tubers or rhizomes. These are easy to grow and require little attention. A bulb is a modified shoot with layers of fleshly s cales which are closely folded over each other, and filled with reserve plant foods, including protein, starch or sugar to carry it through the dormant period. Some bulbs suxh as onions, narcissus and tulip ...
May 24, 2022
Waterkeepers challenges islanders to replant 30,000 mangroves this year
Waterkeepers Bahamas launched the first "Mangrove Mania" competition last week in an effort to restore Grand Bahama's mangrove forests, which were seriously impacted by Hurricane Dorian in 2019. Eighteen teams - primary and high schools, service clubs and one fraternity - have registered so far for the competition, set to begin the first week of ...
The post Waterkeepers challenges islanders to re...
SCOTIABANK CHAMPIONS ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AMONG YOUTH, PLANTS TREES IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS
May 19, 2022
SCOTIABANK CHAMPIONS ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AMONG YOUTH, PLANTS TREES IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS
To mark the local observance of Earth Day 2022 last month, Scotiabank Bahamas engaged in tree planting exercises at three primary schools across the Bahamas.
Some 50 fruit and shade tree seedlings were planted by the Bank’s executives and students from the three schools – Garvin Tynes Primary School in Carmichael, the Ridgeline Primary School in East and Solider and the Hugh Campbell Primar...
Mangroves planted in Grand Bahama
February 04, 2022
Mangroves planted in Grand Bahama
MORE than 2,000 red mangroves were planted in East Grand Bahama over the weekend in observance of World Wetlands Day, which is celebrated on February 2.
February 01, 2022
40 Volunteers Join Bonefish & Tarpon Trust, Brave Bitter Cold to Replant 2400+ Mangroves, Help Rebuild East End Grand Bahama Shoreline Destroyed by Dorian
Saturday, January 29, 2022 dawned bitterly cold and windy…one of the coldest days on record in the northern Bahamas, but near-freezing temps did not deter Justin Lewis, Bahamas Initiative Manager of Bonefish Tarpon & Trust (BTT), a Florida-and Bahamas-based conservation organization, and nearly 40 volunteers on a mission, from joining a mangrove planting event led by BTT in East End, Grand Baham...
January 28, 2022
Mario Carey Plants Seed -- Transform Former Bacardi Plant into Regional Life-saving Disaster Rescue Recovery Rebuilding Centre for Southern US, Caribbean
Three years ago, real estate visionary Mario Carey called for the creation of a regional disaster relief and recovery centre that would fly into action the second a storm was predicted. The only problem – where to locate it.
Now, he says, he knows – a 62-acre site that includes every possible ingredient, existing warehouses, sprawling acreage and the most essential ingredient of all – vas...
Mt. Tabor Estates Plants Trees
July 28, 2011
Mt. Tabor Estates Plants Trees
On July 16th, Mt. Tabor Estates was the first community to "dig it up" with residents planting in masse as a part of the campaign.? This was on the heels of plantings at Government House and Doongalik Studios.
Hibiscus plants can be propagated by cuttings
March 29, 2011
Hibiscus plants can be propagated by cuttings
Q. I have a beautiful yellow hibiscus plant that I want to multiply to make a hedge. Can I?propagate this plant by taking cuttings, and how long would it take?
— C.I., Fox Hill
A. Hibiscus is easily propagated from cuttings. An eight to 12-inch stem section with about two to three leaves left on the stem section makes a good cutting. Dip your cutting in Rootone Powder and bury it two t...
December 13, 2021
Grand Bahama students help plant 2,200 Mangroves, Bonefish & Tarpon Trust, BNT, Mang Gear & Volunteers Partner in Habitat Replacement after Dorian
With the sun on their backs and the future of their island at heart, dozens of students from Bishop Michael Eldon High School planted 2,200 mangroves in East Grand Bahama recently, helping to restore what Hurricane Dorian destroyed two years earlier.
Students clambered over naked wetlands where red mangroves had flourished before being wiped out by the Category 5 hurricane that leveled entire s...
Search Options
Filter:
Sponsored Ads
