A total solar eclipse will be visible from Texas to
Maine on April 8, 2024. NASA notes that this phenomenal,
awe-inspiring event occurs when the moon
passes between the sun and Earth, completely blocking
the face of the sun. The National History Museum notes
that solar eclipses occur between two and fi ve times a
year, but a total solar eclipse occurs less frequently. A
total eclipse takes place every 18 months or so, but that
does not mean everyone can view the eclipse. Whether
or not a total solar eclipse is visible depends on where
a person happens to be at the time it occurs. In fact,
the NHM reports that generally total solar eclipses are
visible every 400 years from any one place. Americans
interested in seeing a total solar eclipse should make a
concerted effort to do so in 2024, as NASA indicates
the next total solar eclipse visible from the contiguous
United States will occur in August 2044.
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PLANTING NATIVE
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According to the Nation Wildlife foundation,
native plants sequester carbon, use less water
and their roots help with storm-water runoff
to maintain healthy watersheds. Native plants have
formed symbiotic relationships with native wildlife
for over thousands of years, and therefore they offer
the most sustainable habitat. A Plant is considered native
if it has occurred naturally in a particular region,
ecosystem, or habitat without human introduction .
Exotic plants that evolved in other parts of the
world or were cultivated by humans into forms that
don’t exist in nature, do not support wildlife as well
as native plants. Occasionally, they can even escape
into the wild and become invasive exotics that destroy
habitat.
Native plants are low in maintenance and can
tolerate climate change and drought better then non
natives. They also require little if any watering and
no pesticides or fertilizer.
Here are just a few popular plants that are native to
Long Island;
goldenrod
strawberry
sunfl ower
violet
geranium
st johns wort
iris
milkweed
columbine
touch me-not
impatiens
clematis
aster
beebalm
ground cherry
verbena
sage
waterlily
phlox
cosmos
morning glory
false foxglove
buttercup
yucca
butterfl y
milkweed
sunfl ower
violet
lupine
Learn more at The National Wildlife federation
website to fi nd more plants, trees and shrubs that are
native to Long Island at www.nwf.org
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