Charles A. Birnbaum: The Value of View April 16, 2011 symposium at Olana, Framing the Viewshed: The Transformative Power of Art and Landscape in the Hudson Valley.     For more information please check out our Brine Garden page

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In Scotland’s Search for Roots, A Push to Restore Wild Lands by Caroline Fraser: Yale Environment 360 – Annotated   As Scotland asserts its identity and its autonomy, environmentalists are working to restore its denuded landscape – planting native forests, creating wildlife corridors, and reintroducing species that were wiped out centuries ago. by caroline fraser [...]

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Terrain.org Blog » Micro Review: William Bartram: The Search for Nature’s Design – Annotated (via Terrain.org )   William Bartram (1739-1823) was much more than a botanist.  He was an influential philosopher and thinker in colonial America whose unorthodox views of life’s interconnectedness filtered through his interests in nature and exploration…   Correspondence included in [...]

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Local News | Bellingham woman is a warrior against pesticides, an advocate for nature | Seattle Times Newspaper To Lorrie Otto, the manicured expanse of green surrounding most homes is the root of environmental evil she’s spent decades trying to stamp out.   She founded Wild Ones, a natural-landscaping advocacy group in Wisconsin, of which [...]

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A native digs deep with relish… “The English sticks have been subjected to a makeover, a wash and brush up. Dirt farms have turned into clean farms. Canals in desuetude have been redug and refilled. Cottages have been restored to a state of “authenticity”.” http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cif-green/2010/mar/17/british-countryside-transformed

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