Why cities are becoming an unlikely refuge for wildflowers

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Wildflowers are associated with rolling meadows, ancient grasslands, and a pastoral world that is rapidly disappearing. The UK has lost 97 percent of its wildflower meadows over the past century, driven largely by agricultural intensification. As Nadine Mitschunas, a pollinator ecologist at the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, […] The post Why cities are becoming an unlikely refuge for wildflowers first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.