Lisa Ortega
@Lisa4Trees
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ISA Master Arborist, ASCA Registered Consulting Arborist 675, Urban Forester environmental and social activist Home means Nevada to me.🌹
Joined March 2021
Thank you at @CityCastVegas. Awesome staff, awesome work!
We have our very own IRL Lorax here in Las Vegas — @Lisa4Trees, Master Arborist and founder of @NevadaPlants, joins us to talk about why trees are the answer to our worsening extreme urban heat. 🌳🍃🌲 https://t.co/0W68QfwCYK
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Cedar City Pipeline: "Project imminently triggers aquifer drawdown far beyond the epicenter of groundwater pumping in Pine Valley ... expect immitigable impacts to desert springs and groundwater tables". in the valleys surrounding Great Basin National Park https://t.co/96tzaSrG7S
greatbasinwater.org
Cedar City is attempting to achieve what Vegas could not: tapping deep waters that are, ultimately, the remains of ancient Lake Bonneville and a mix of more recent freshwater resources. Much of these
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Humboldt-Toiyabe Forest Pinyon-Juniper burning, chainsaw & mastication "treatments" in northern Snake Range near Great Basin Nat'l Park. "Treatment" result: Mats of dense cheatgrass. Hot, dry, windy, weedy. Much more fire prone. Silent. No birds.
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Ughhhh 4200 Joshua trees 😫
4,200 Joshua trees are scheduled to be removed are replaced by solar panels for the Aratina Solar Project near Boron, CA in June of this year. They will not be salvaged but funds based on the size of the tree will be placed in a mitigation bank.
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Thank you @tsegerblom quite an honor to be recognized with so many talented women. Who knew? Lol thank you Tick!
Celebrating #WomensHistoryMonth at today’s Commission meeting. I’m honoring 4 incredible women, each a leader in their field and positively changing the future of #ClarkCounty. Join me in celebrating Lorena Portillo, Heather Harmon, Penny Chutima, and Lisa Ortega. 📌More below:
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Noooo not the dark hedges beech trees. Even 1 gone is too many
Northern Ireland loses more landmark 'Game of Thrones' trees in storm https://t.co/VwTQYQGLi0
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News Release from Basin and Range Watch and Wildlands Defense Wind Energy is Killing Golden Eagles in Central Nevada – More Projects Planned https://t.co/ruXE80qcPE
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'Ghost forests' threaten New Jersey's water, ecosystem - ABC News via @ABC -
abcnews.go.com
New Jersey's forests are in a crisis as the crucial Atlantic white cedar trees are dying and causing an ecological ripple.
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Honored to be named Chair of the Natl Urban and Community Forestry Council Advisory Council. Yay!
Congrats to the SUFC members appointed to @forestservice's Nat'l Urban & Community Forestry Advisory Council: • Karen Firehock • Asia Dowtin, Ph.D., @arbol_y_agua • Earl Eutsler • Paul Johnson, @treevangelist • Lisa Ortega, @Lisa4Trees 🌲Learn more:
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They're not even talking about the massive amount of water needed to extract lithium from Railroad Valley - so much that BLM protested the Nevada water application. https://t.co/3NV7e1KyHa
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CNBC's Jane Wells reports on one of the world's largest lithium reserves.
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Thank you @Cohen4AD29 for your love and support of trees in Nevada. Thank you! 😊
In #nvleg news, Assemblywoman @Cohen4AD29 announces that she will not be running for re-election in 2024, citing a desire to "take a step back from politics and focus on my private life moving forward.” “It was truly an honor and a privilege to represent my district," she said.
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Community Forestry! Master Gardener Judy Tobler and volunteers adding to their orchard.
The partnership between @NevadaForestry and @NevadaPlants helps to “fill in the blanks” and expand planting beyond street trees and parks. Read about their partnership in Nevada’s U&CF feature https://t.co/Wz4Z6Lh8Jh 📷: Photos: Lisa Ortega
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Thank you @CatDaleo at @MiMMagMain Cat is a beautiful writer and entrepreneur. We love her community Spirit and kindness (and she plants trees!). Thank you Cat!
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