UPNE – Integrated Landscaping: Lauren Chase-Rowell “A first-rate model for forward thinking landscapers everywhere. It’s time to bring nature back into our lives, and this book shows us how.”—Richard Louv, author, The Nature Principle and Last Child in the Woods “From initial design to plant choice to installation, this book will guide you in the [...]

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http://www.projectnoah.org Project Noah is a tool to explore and document wildlife and a platform to harness the power of citizen scientists everywhere. Become a top spotter! Grab a photograph of an interesting organism and share it with the community. Discover thousands of organisms from around the world. Document nature with your mobile phone. Posted about [...]

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Forest management efforts in Connecticut paying off as American chestnut tree makes a comeback | The Republic via Ct Environmental Headlines Scientists have been working on restoration since the 1930s, and in the last several years, American chestnut specialist Sandy Anagnostakis has been breeding blight-resistant trees by crossing the American species with its Chinese cousin, [...]

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The Age of Man Is Not a Disaster – NYTimes.com Yes, we live in the Anthropocene — but that does not mean we inhabit an ecological hell. Our management and care of natural places and the millions of other species with which we share the planet could and should be improved.

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Photography in the Style of Traditional Chinese Painting by Don Hong-Oai | Retronaut Here, photography jumps into, and, dreamily, clarifies traditional Chinese painting. The effect is startling and unique; the images create a median between a far-off reality and a composed ideal. This series of images was brought to my attention by a college friend [...]

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