{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"grove & grit restoration brief January 18, 2026","description":"grove & grit launches with local restoration in Hilltop, Dublin Bay oyster recovery, UN World Restoration Flagships, and an ecological reckoning on war, climate, and accountability \u2014 plus two essential upcoming reads from Emma Marris and Clare Follmann. This episode is released during the week of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr\u2019s birthday, grounding restoration work in a shared ethic of collective liberation. Local Action (Tacoma) Tacoma Tree Foundation - Green Blocks: Hilltop A neighborhood-based urban forestry program supporting residents with tree selection, permits, delivery, and planting assistance. \ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/tacomatreefoundation.org\/green-blocks January 28 Webinar  - \u201cPlants as Teachers, Messengers & Climate Partners\u201d A Tacoma Tree Foundation webinar with Michael Yadrick on habitat care as climate adaptation and what plants reveal about heat, water, and future conditions. \ud83d\uddd3 January 28, 2026 | 12\u20131 PM (PT) \ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/tacomatreefoundation.org\/calendar\/plants-as-teachers  International Restoration Dublin Bay Oyster Reef Restoration (Ireland) The Green Ocean Foundation is restoring European flat oyster reefs in D\u00fan Laoghaire Harbour using broodstock baskets, volunteer maintenance, and scientific monitoring with Dublin City University. \ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/jan\/18\/dublin-bay-oyster-reefs-restoration UN World Restoration Flagships UNEP and FAO recognition of large-scale restoration initiatives anchored in Indigenous and local leadership, including shellfish reef recovery in Australia under the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. \ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/www.unep.org\/news-and-stories\/press-release\/indigenous-and-local-action-brings-back-nature-un-recognizes-three \ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/www.decadeonrestoration.org\/world-restoration-flagships Harm & Repair Environmental reporting and analysis on how war damages soil, water, air, food systems, and long-term restoration capacity, with emerging efforts to document harm for accountability and repair. International Committee of the Red Cross \u2014 Environmental damage and armed conflict \ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/international-review.icrc.org\/articles\/protection-natural-environment-time-armed-conflict   UNEP \u2014 Environmental risks and devastation in Gaza \ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/www.unep.org\/resources\/report\/environmental-impact-escalation-conflict-gaza-strip   Environmental Law Institute \u2014 Environmental damage in Ukraine and paths to accountability \ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/www.eli.org\/vibrant-environment-blog\/preventing-environmental-exploitation-armed-conflict-how-ukraine   Good Reads Emma Marris et al. \u2014 \u201cMany Pasts, Many Futures\u201d (forthcoming) A future-oriented exploration of species reshuffling, conservation values, and how restoration can prevent extinctions without clinging to a single ecological past. \ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/services\/aop-cambridge-core\/content\/view\/0BE558C6B4F353F4AC57E596205C3ABF Clare Follmann \u2014 Scapegoat: What the Invasive Species Story Gets Wrong (AK Press, forthcoming) A sharp critique of invasive species narratives and how ecological fear stories can obscure deeper political and economic drivers of harm. \ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/www.akpress.org\/scapegoat.html Music for this episode is from Grey Room "Down the Rabbit Hole" found on YouTube Audio Library. ","author_name":"treehugger podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/www.treehuggerpod.com\/","html":"