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The goldenrod (Soldiago gigantea) was declared the state flower by legislative action in 1895. Numerous species of goldenrod grow throughout the state. The goldenrod is an erect, coarse-looking perennial herb that is usually about two or three feeet tall. [...]
The yucca was adopted as the State Flower on March 14, 1927. The yucca is a member of the lily family and a symbol of sturdiness as well as beauty. In the early summer, pale ivory flowers bloom at the tips of its long, fibrous stalks. At the base of the plant are broad, sharpedged [...]
Rosa Blanda or Arkansana (44kb jpg) has been identified as Rosa Pratincula in species. The flower sports five bright pink petals with a tight cluster of yellow stamens in the center. The Wild Prairie Rose grows along roadsides, in pastures, and in native meadows.
North Dakota
Healthy North Dakota Healthy North Dakota is a dynamic, statewide partnership that continues [...]
Although the fruit of the buckeye tree has symbolized Ohio since the mid-1800s, it wasn’t until 1904 that the scarlet carnation was chosen as our official state flower. This flower was a favorite of William McKinley and was adopted by the state legislature partly because it represented a token of love and reverence for the [...]
Officially adopted by the General Assembly on February 1, 1924, for the following reasons: it is indigenous to every nook and corner of the State; it is the first premonitor of coming Spring; its fragrance greets us first in the woodland and its delicate flower suggests the pureness of gold; its perpetual return out of [...]
The pasque is the state flower. It is also called the May Day flower. It grows wild throughout the state, and its blooming is one of the first signs of spring in South Dakota. A member of the buttercup family, the pasque is a small, lavender flower.
Black Hills Sustainable Living We plan, generally, to try to [...]
Oregon
Blog Oregon Live
Auntie Michal blogs about white cloud mountain minnows, thrift, knitting, the 3 R’s (Reduce Reuse Recycle), online selling, and whatever else comes up.
Blue Oregon- BlueOregon is a place for progressive Oregonians to gather ’round the water cooler and share news, commentary, and gossip
Breaking Waves
Cottage Almanac The Cottage Life Almanac is a compendium of ideas and [...]
Massachusetts
Transportation
Boston Pedicab
MBTA
New Amsterdam Project
PlanetTran
Zipcar
Food
Boston Localvores
Chefs Collaborative
FarmAid.org
FarmFresh.org
Green Restaurant Association
The Massachusetts Specialty Foods Association
Northeast Organic Farming Association
Slow Food Boston
Energy
Alternative Energy Network
Cambridge Energy Alliance
MIT Energy Initiative
Northeast Sustainable Energy Association
Renewable Energy Directory
Mass Green Energy he Massachusetts Green Energy Fund invests in a broad range of emerging power generation technologies, including photovoltaics, fuel cells, hydrogen storage, hydrogen generation, wind, wave, tidal, [...]
Illinois
These are not all the local city and state blogs, websites and resources. If you have a local green, eco, sustainable Illinois Blog, website or resource please let me know and I will add.
Energy Seeds Energy Seeds is a joint project of the Foundation for Environmental Education. A “blog” is a web log of journal [...]
