Mechanisms of Resilience & Other ‘Re-Words’ in Urban Greening

A new blog post on The Nature of Cities blog : Mechanisms of Resilience & Other ‘Re-Words’ in Urban Greening

Nature and Green Spaces: Sources, Sites, and Systems of Resilience ...

I recently presented Nature and Green Spaces: Sources, Sites, and Systems of Resilience ... at the Horticultural Society of New York's annual Healing Nature Forum: Planting the Seeds of Health and Sustainability (formerly The Horticultural Therapy Forum).  Have a look, and feel free to share!

Nature and Green Spaces: Sources, Sites, and Systems of Resilience and Other Re-words from Keith Tidball

Extreme outdoor recreation helps wounded warriorr

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 

Healing Veterans War Wounds through Conservation Action

Introducing, the veterans conservation corps...

Healing Veterans War Wounds through Conservation Action - YouTube

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