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- Ten planning lessons from the true home of the Indy 500 – Speedway, Indiana
- The ultimate sugar rush: The Chillz Donut Delight
- World’s tallest air traffic control towers: 2024 update
- Places for a genuine “taste” of the Old West
- A great kids book about cities and planning
- States and provinces with the most limited access tollway mileage
- Working list: World’s deepest open pit mines past and present
- Biggest baddest bottlenecks for truck traffic in the USA
- Scaling one the last remaining fire lookout towers in Illinois
- A living art museum amid ghost town ruins
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Category Archives: forests
Scaling one the last remaining fire lookout towers in Illinois
At one time, there were 30 fire lookout towers in the Land of Lincoln. Sadly like many other states, they began to be disassembled and removed in the 1970s when technology and other resources began replacing humans as fire lookouts. … Continue reading
Posted in archaeology, architecture, civics, ecosystems, engineering, environment, forests, fun, geography, government, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, lookouts, natural history, nature, pictures, place names, product design, recreation, schools, skylines, spatial design, Statistics, topography, tourism, Travel, Wilderness, wildfire, Wildlife
Tagged Big River Lookout, Big River State Forest, environment, fire lookouts, geography, history, Illinois, Keithsburg, land use, lookouts, travel
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Morenci: A look inside America’s largest copper mine
We had the opportunity over the past weekend to travel to and through parts of Southeast Arizona. While returning, we drove along U.S. 191 through the ginormous Morenci Copper Mine — the largest in the United States. This complex is … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, art, business, cities, commerce, consumerism, culture, economic development, ecosystems, engineering, environment, forests, geography, Geology, ghost towns, historic preservation, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, Maps, Mining, mountains, natural history, nature, pictures, planning, revitalization, spatial design, Statistics, topography, tourism, Travel, tunnels, urban planning
Tagged Arizona, cities, Clifton, copper, environment, forests, former mining towns, geography, geology, historic preservation, history, land use, mining, Morenci, Morenci mine, mountains, planning, revitalization, tourism, travel, trucks
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The art of creating community through youth mosaics
There are many excellent efforts across the country which employ art into the planning realm. In the vast majority of the cases, an artist is brought into the equation to add works to a location or along a corridor. None … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Animals, art, charities, cities, civics, Communications, culture, economic gardening, ecosystems, education, environment, forests, fun, geography, government, historic preservation, history, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, lookouts, mountains, natural history, nature, peace, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, recreation, rivers/watersheds, scenic byways, schools, third places, topography, tourism, Travel, urban design, urban planning, Wilderness
Tagged art, cities, community, education, environment, fun, geography, Gila Wilderness, history, land use, mosaics, New Mexico, planning, Silver City, students, travel, Youth Conservation Corps, Youth Mural Program
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Ten+ planning lessons from the centennial of our first designated wilderness: The Gila
In 2024, America will be celebrating the centennial of the establishment of the Gila Wilderness Area in southwestern New Mexico. Created at the behest of Aldo Leopold, the Gila was not only our nation’s first wilderness area, but also the … Continue reading
Posted in Animal rights, Animals, archaeology, civics, climate, climate change, culture, economics, ecosystems, environment, forests, fun, geography, Geology, government, health, hiking, historic preservation, history, humanity, land use, landscape architecture, Maps, mountains, natural history, nature, peace, pictures, place names, placemaking, planning, politics, recreation, rivers/watersheds, scenic byways, Skies, spatial design, sustainability, topography, toponymy, tourism, trails, Travel, walking, water, Wilderness, Wildlife, zoning
Tagged Aldo Leopold, camping, environment, forests, fun, geography, Gila National Forest, Gila Wilderness Area, hiking, history, land use, mountains, planning, travel
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Trekking to the Signal Peak Lookout thru snow
Yesterday (March 21, 2024), we trekked to the storied Signal Peak Lookout (in the book A Song for the River) within the Gila National Forest of southwestern New Mexico. While we encountered little trouble reaching the closest saddle to the … Continue reading
Posted in archaeology, architecture, books, climate, ecosystems, environment, forests, fun, geography, hiking, historic preservation, history, land use, literature, lookouts, Maps, mountains, natural history, nature, pictures, recreation, topography, tourism, trails, Travel, walking, Wilderness, wildfire
Tagged adventure, books, environment, fire lookouts, fun, geography, Gila National Forest, hike, history, land use, lookouts, mountains, New Mexico, Signal Fire, Signal Peak, Signal Peak Lookout, trails, travel, wildfires
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Confirmed mountain lion sightings in Oregon since 2012
The map provided below shows the locations of confirmed mountain lion (cougar) sightings in Oregon since 2012 based on resources available online. Given the sparseness of the population in the eastern part of the state, it is not surprising to … Continue reading
Posted in Animal rights, Animals, cities, ecosystems, environment, forests, geography, history, land use, Maps, mountains, natural history, nature, pictures, recreation, rivers/watersheds, Statistics, topography, Wilderness, Wildlife
Tagged animals, cougars, geography, history, land use, maps, mountain lions, nature, planning, wildlife
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Mapping the eponymous legacy of Aldo Leopold
The following list identifies those places and sites named for the great naturalist, Aldo Leopold. As can be seen from both the list and the accompanying maps, the majority oaf thee locations are in Iowa, where he was born and … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Animals, charities, cities, civics, colleges, ecosystems, education, environment, forests, geography, Geology, government, hiking, historic preservation, history, Housing, humanity, lakes, land use, landscape architecture, lookouts, Maps, mountains, natural history, nature, place names, planning, recreation, rivers/watersheds, sailing, schools, Science, spatial design, States, sustainability, topography, toponymy, tourism, trails, Travel, water, water conservation, Wilderness, Wildlife, writing
Tagged Aldo Leopold, environment, forests, geography, history, land ethic, land use, museums, nature, parks, planning, preserves, schools, travel
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Placemaking for the “heART and soul” at the Aldo Leopold Vista Picnic Area
Every now and then you stumble upon something unplanned during your travels that becomes more memorable that many of the places you were scheduled to visit. Our last minute decision to stop for a quick picnic lunch break at the … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, art, Cars, charities, cities, civics, culture, ecosystems, entertainment, environment, forests, fun, geography, highways, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, mountains, natural history, nature, pictures, placemaking, planning, recreation, third places, tourism, transportation, Travel, Uncategorized, urban planning, volunteerism, Welcome, Wilderness, Wildlife
Tagged Aldo Leopold, art, cities, environment, fun, geography, Gila National Forest, hiking, history, land use, Mogollon Mountains, mosaics, nature, New Mexico, photography, picnic tables, picnicarea, planning, tiles, transportation, travel, vistas
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Ten “sterling” planning lessons from Silver City, New Mexico
If you have never been to the historic mining town of Silver City, New Mexico, you have missed out on one of the most interesting and compelling communities in the entire Southwest. Below are ten planning lessons from this scenic … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, art, branding, charities, cities, civics, climate, colleges, commerce, culture, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, ecosystems, education, entertainment, entrepreneurship, environment, Food, forests, fun, geography, Geology, government, hiking, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, Maps, Mining, mountains, natural history, nature, pictures, place names, placemaking, planning, recreation, revitalization, scenic byways, shopping, spatial design, Statistics, sustainability, third places, topography, tourism, trails, Travel, urban design, urban planning, walking, Wilderness, Wildlife, zoning
Tagged Aldo Leopold, art, cities, colleges, downtown, environment, fun, geography, history, land use, murals, New Mexico, open space, planning, Silver City, Southwest, tourism, trails, travel, Youth Mural Program
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Beyond “Silent Spring”: 12 books on the environment that every planner should read
The following list of books are among those on environmental topics that this blog author has read. They are presented in alphabetical order and are meant to represent of cross-section of interesting books on the environment. Given the huge catalog … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Animals, atomic age, book reviews, books, Canada, charities, cities, climate, climate change, Communications, deserts, economics, ecosystems, education, entertainment, environment, forests, geography, government, Great Lakes, health, history, humanity, lakes, land use, literature, lookouts, natural history, nature, planning, pollution, reading, rivers/watersheds, Science, sustainability, topography, urban planning, weather, Wilderness, Women, writing
Tagged books, cities, ecology, environment, geography, history, land use, literature, planning, reading, writing
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