One of the many North Carolina native plants that could benefit from new state policies is Possumhaw Viburnum or Smooth Witherod (Viburnum nudum).| North Carolina Native Plant Society
New native plants policies come after years of grassroots advocacy and leadership from key state officials.| Audubon North Carolina
Lawmakers in some states are setting up new regulatory programs to protect wetlands that lost federal oversight after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year. Other states see the federal rollback as an opportunity to eliminate their own standards.| Stateline