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Tag Archives: trees
Street tree trimming gone berserk!
Needless to say, the cartoon below about street tree trimming in Alameda, California certainly depicts some of the worst examples that could be seen across the country. Here in the Midwest, the top-left image is more often referred to as “goal post” or “touchdown” … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, art, cartoons, cities, civics, civility, environment, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, nature, pictures, placemaking, planning, politics, pollution, satire, sustainability, transportation, urban planning, visual pollution, Wildlife
Tagged Alameda, cities, Dan Burden, infrastructure, land use, landscapes, nature, street trees, transportation, tree trimming, trees, utilities
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Groot: A loveable and sentimental sentient
If you have not seen the movie Guardians of the Galaxy, please do. It is a fun and adventuresome cinematic treat for all ages. Among the cast of very likeable heroes is Groot, a walking sentient tree a la the … Continue reading
Posted in art, books, environment, film, fun, movies, Science fiction, writing
Tagged acting, cinema, comics, environment, film, fun, Groot, Guardians of the Galaxy, literature, movies, science fiction, trees
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Leading “Tree Campus USA” states
In honour of Arbor Day 2014 (tomorrow, Friday, April 25th), I thought it would be interesting to highlight the Tree Campus USA program conducted by the Arbor Day Foundation. Started in 2008 and similar to Tree City USA, this program recognizes those … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, charities, cities, civics, climate change, colleges, culture, education, environment, fun, geography, government, health, historic preservation, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, nature, North America, peace, pictures, placemaking, planning, recreation, schools, spatial design, Statistics, sustainability, tourism, Travel, urban planning
Tagged Arbor Day, Arbor Day Foundation, charities, cities, colleges, ecology, education, environment, forestry, land use, landscape architecture, natures, peace, planning, schools, trees, universities
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Don’t punish trees for poor utility practices
In the aftermath and finger-pointing that will surely follow the Great Ice Storm of 2013, there will likely be calls by the utilities and some citizens to obliterate more trees to prevent such wholesale power outages in the future. My response to that … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Alternative energy, cities, civics, civility, Communications, energy, environment, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, nature, planning, Renewable Energy, sustainability, urban planning, weather, Wildlife
Tagged energy, environment, history, ice storm, nature, planning, trees, utilities, weather
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Ten cool urban tree canopy maps
Below are a cool and coloful assortment of urban tree canopy maps from around the United States to enjoy on these cold, snowy, and gray days. Each of the maps is unique unto itself, but all clearly depict the green infrastructure … Continue reading
Posted in art, cities, civics, civility, climate change, Communications, education, energy, environment, geography, government, health, historic preservation, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, nature, North America, pictures, placemaking, planning, politics, pollution, recreation, seasons, spatial design, sustainability, tourism, Travel, urban planning, Wildlife
Tagged Annapolis, Charlottesville, Cincinnati, cities, Detroit, ecology, Edmond, environment, Fayetteville, forestry, geography, Grand Rapids, green infrastructure, land use, Minneapolis, nature, New haven, pollution, spatial design, Tacoma, tree cover, tree management, trees, urban tree canopy, wildlife
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Ranking America’s urban forests
American Forests recently announced its ten best cities for urban forests for 2013. The top ten, out of the 50 largest cities in the nation are listed in alphabetical order below (weblinks to each winner’s results are provided): Austin Charlotte … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, cities, civics, climate change, energy, environment, geography, health, historic preservation, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, nature, new urbanism, North America, placemaking, planning, pollution, recreation, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, sustainability, tourism, Travel, urban planning, visual pollution, Wildlife
Tagged Austin, charlotte, cities, Denver, environment, green infrastructure, green space, land use, landscapes, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, nature, New York City, parks, Portland, Sacramento, Seattle, trees, urban forests, urban planning, Washington, wildlife
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2013 “Tree City, USA” state rankings
Given that April is both the month of Earth Day (22nd) and Arbor Day (general the last Friday in April or the 26th in 2013), it seemed fitting to conclude the month with a blog post about those states with … Continue reading
Posted in charities, cities, civics, climate change, culture, economic development, economic gardening, energy, environment, geography, health, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, nature, North America, peace, placemaking, planning, pollution, Renewable Energy, revitalization, skylines, spatial design, States, Statistics, sustainability, third places, tourism, Travel, urban planning, visual pollution
Tagged Arbor ay, Arbor ay Foundation, cities, climate change, environment, landscape, landscape architecture, nature, states, statistics, Tree City USA, trees
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“Beautiful landscaping IS an economic development tool”
I heard the quote which comprises the title of this post on the April 24, 2012 Tuesday’s at APA (Chicago) podcast. All I can say is bravo, bravo! I could not agree more. Some communities pride themselves on their aesthetic … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, cities, civics, climate change, culture, density, economic development, economic gardening, economics, energy, environment, government, health, infrastructure, nature, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, pollution, revitalization, skylines, spatial design, sprawl, sustainability, third places, tourism, Travel, urban planning, zoning
Tagged cities, economic development, energy, environment, land use, landscaping, pollution, trees, zoning
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Adding grace to place
Below are listed sixteen sweet ideas for adding grace to a place. Some of these ideas may sound like simple steps, but I am always amazed how few American communities actually employ them on a regular basis as a way of gracing … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, art, bicycling, cities, civics, climate change, Cuisine, culture, density, diversity, economic development, economic gardening, economics, entertainment, entrepreneurship, environment, Europe, fun, historic preservation, history, land use, nature, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, psychology, revitalization, spatial design, sustainability, third places, tourism, trails, urban planning, walking
Tagged art, bicycles, flowers, gardens, landscaping, parks, placemaking, planning, streetscapes, Third places, trees, walking
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Mother Nature’s simple math
Posted in Climate Change, Environment, Nature, pollution
Tagged environment, nature, pollution, trees
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