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Tag Archives: wildlife
Let’s stop dissing deserts!
In response to a recent post about “transit deserts” on The Market Urbanism Report’s Facebook page, I made the following comment: “I think we need to rethink using the term ‘desert’ to describe an area lacking something. Deserts can be … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Animal rights, Animals, climate change, deserts, diversity, ecosystems, environment, geography, history, land use, nature, planning, Science, sustainability, topography, tourism, Travel, weather, Wildlife
Tagged Atacama Desert, deserts, ecosystems, flora and fauna, land use, Sahara Desert, Sonoran Desert, The Market Urbanism's Report, vacuums, wildlife
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Little (and big) towns on the prairie
North America’s magnificent Great Plains and prairie region generally extends westward from Central Ohio to the Rocky Mountains and southward from boreal Canada through Texas to the Rio Grande Valley. This is one of my favorite natural ecosystems due to … Continue reading
Posted in branding, Canada, cities, civics, environment, geography, Geology, historic preservation, history, land use, Maps, nature, North America, planning, States, topography, weather, Wildlife
Tagged biology, cities, earth science, geography, geology, Great Plains, history, land use, nature, plains, prairie, topography, towns, wildlife
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Carnivores around every corner…a place where polar bears and people coexist
While reading a book that is especially enjoyable, I literally revel in it, not wanting the book to ever end. Never Look a Polar Bear in the Eye by author Zac Unger is just such a book. It is a … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Animal rights, Animals, art, book reviews, books, Canada, cities, civics, climate change, commerce, culture, economic development, entertainment, environment, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, Maps, nature, North America, peace, pictures, placemaking, planning, Science, Small business, Statistics, sustainability, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel, urban planning, weather, Wildlife
Tagged animals, Arctic, bears, Bill Bryson, biomes, Canada, Churchill, cities, climate change, environment, global warming, Manitoba, nature, planning, Polar Bear Alert Program, polar bears, tourism, towns, travel, wildlife, Zac Unger
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The “real” snowbirds
Each autumn and winter millions of northerners across North America make the pilgrimage to points south, primarily Florida and Arizona, to escape the snow and cold. Similarly, flocks of birds migrate southward for the winter from their summer nesting grounds. … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Canada, entertainment, environment, fun, geography, nature, North America, Science, Travel, weather, Wildlife
Tagged animals, birds, climate, Dark-eyed Juncos, migration, nature, snow, wildlife, winter
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Scaling 8,144 foot Green Mountain in Boulder, Colorado
Last Saturday (October 11th), just 12 hours after arriving from Michigan, we undertook an arduous hike to the top of Green Mountain, Colorado. The weather forecast was poor for Sunday, so Saturday was our best opportunity to enjoy the splendid … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Alternative transportation, Animals, cities, entertainment, environment, fitness, fun, geography, Geology, health, hiking, historic preservation, history, land use, landscape architecture, logistics, Maps, pictures, placemaking, recreation, Statistics, sustainability, tourism, Travel, walking, weather, Wildlife
Tagged bears, Boulder, climbing, Colorado, environment, exercise, fitness, Flatirons, geography, Green Mountain, hiking, outdoors, recreation, Rockies, topography, walking, wildlife
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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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Don’t reward bad behavior!
As an Environmental Planner who administers wetland regulations as part of my responsibilities, the most common problem I’ve encountered is not from the developers or original owners of new homes impacting wetlands, it is the subsequent homeowners and neighbors who … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, cities, civics, civility, Communications, consumerism, culture, environment, government, humanity, planning, politics, pollution, recycling, sustainability, urban planning, Wildlife, zoning
Tagged advocacy, civics, civility, government, land use, marketing, nature, planning, public relations, services, Taxes, wetlands, wildlife
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Tackling the continent’s great divide by foot
I finished reading an interesting and enjoyable book last week that was written by Jennifer A. Hanson. Entitled, Hiking the Continental Divide Trail; One Woman’s Journey, the book documented a multi-month long hiking journey she and her husband (for most … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Animals, art, book reviews, books, civics, Communications, education, environment, family, fitness, fun, geography, hiking, history, land use, landscape architecture, literature, Love, nature, peace, recreation, seasons, spatial design, sustainability, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, walking, Wildlife, Women
Tagged art, book reviews, books, CDT, Colorado, Continental Divide Trail, Continetnal Divide, environment, hiking, Idaho, Jennifer Hanson, literature, Montana, nature, New Mexico, reading, walking, wildlife, women, writing, Wyoming
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