Memorialization & Trees at Arlington National Cemetery

On  a recent trip to Arlington National Cemetery I came across this example of memorialization and trees.  The tree and memorial were installed by the Military Officers Association of America. Also of interest are the many wreaths, on on each grave, installed by volunteers.

Super Bowl is Over, But The Trees are Staying Around in NOLA

I argued that tree planting was a key component to NOLA's post-Katrina resilience, and that Communities of Practice around urban reforestation efforts would create additional social-ecological system resilience in Katrina (see here).  Perhaps here is some evidence of that... congratulations NOLA and Hike for KaTREEna!

Check the article out here: Super Bowl is Over, But The Trees are Staying Around – ACTrees

Citizen engagement in Long Island beach stabilization as Greening in the Red Zone

On Decimated Shore, a Second Life for Christmas Trees - NYTimes.com

Getting the Dirt on Hurricane Sandy - NYTimes.com

Here's an interesting piece that deals with the notion of  Citizen Science as a greening response to red zones, in this case a natural disaster. For more on Citizen Science in disaster contexts, see: http://tinyurl.com/citscidisaster.

Getting the Dirt on Hurricane Sandy - NYTimes.com