A serviceman from West Sussex who lost a leg following an explosion in Afghanistan is on course to be selected for a South Pole expedition.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21814250
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Healing Veterans War Wounds through Conservation Action
Introducing, the veterans conservation corps...
Healing Veterans War Wounds through Conservation Action - YouTube
Healing Veterans War Wounds through Conservation Action - YouTube
Friday, February 22, 2013
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.
Monday, February 11, 2013
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
Check the article out here: Super Bowl is Over, But The Trees are Staying Around – ACTrees
Monday, February 4, 2013
Saturday, February 2, 2013
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
Getting the Dirt on Hurricane Sandy - NYTimes.com
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