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- 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
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- Scaling one the last remaining fire lookout towers in Illinois
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Tag Archives: forests
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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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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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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America’s largest National Forests by acreage
The following list identifies the largest national forests in the United States. They, along with our national parks, monuments, lakeshores, seashores, battlefields, grasslands, historic parks, preserves, and wilderness areas are the crown jewels of the country. A minimum area of … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, civics, culture, ecosystems, entertainment, environment, forests, fun, geography, Geology, government, hiking, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, Maps, natural history, nature, North America, place names, planning, recreation, spatial design, Statistics, topography, toponymy, tourism, Travel, walking, Wilderness, Wildlife
Tagged environment, forests, fun, geography, history, land use, National Forests, planning, travel, woodlands
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Hiking to a trio of historic mid-century fire lookout towers
Over the past month, this author has greatly enjoyed hiking to three iconic 1960s era fire lookout towers here in New Mexico. While at first they may appear similar, each has its own unique identity due to its history, location, … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, aerospace, air travel, archaeology, architecture, aviation, climate, Communications, ecosystems, environment, forests, fun, geography, Geology, government, hiking, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, mountains, natural history, nature, pictures, place names, placemaking, planning, product design, recreation, revitalization, Science, skylines, spatial design, Statistics, technology, topography, toponymy, tourism, trails, Travel, walking, Wilderness, Wildlife
Tagged environment, Forest Service, forests, fun, geography, hiking, history, land use, lookouts, mountains, New Mexico, planning, travel, wildfires
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