Greening the concrete jungle

Produced by Better Ancestors

In California, the Sutro Stewards blend conservation, recreation and the concept of stewardship in an intense urban environment. By mobilising volunteers to build trails, remove invasive species, and grow and establish native plants, a severely degraded ecosystem is being restored. “When you restore the plant communities, you’re restoring the base of the foodchain that other animals can participate in. It all starts with the plants,” says Ildiko Polony, the director of Sutro Stewards. The story of the area’s restoration provides hope that when we make the choice to give our natural spaces more love, we can reverse some of the damage we’ve done to them.

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Episodes From This Series

A year of change, a world of difference

9 mins / 2021

The secret life of kororā

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Blowing minds to save our oceans

5 mins / 2021

Bringing regeneration home

6 mins / 2021

Counting carbon

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How to restore a wetland

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The avian election

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Greening the concrete jungle

5 mins / 2021

Tears of the albatross

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Understanding Antarctica

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Guardians of the ocean

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The call of the kōkako

6 minutes / 2021

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6 minutes / 2021

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6 minutes / 2021

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The Eco School – Pt.1

6 minutes / 2021

The Eco School – Pt.2

6 minutes / 2021

Tiny homes

6 minutes / 2021

The Native Forest Restoration Trust

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Bay Bush Action

6 minutes / 2021

Refill Nation

4 minutes / 2021

Backyard paradise

6 minutes / 2021

From farmland to forest

10 minutes / 2021