Tag: Parks
Upcoming Event: National Public Lands Day Celebrates 20 Years
Tomorrow, Saturday September 28, thousands of people will head out to public lands across the country to participate in National Public Lands Day, an annual event organized by the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF). This year marks the 20th anniversary of the national event, and 15 years of partnership with Toyota, who helps make these…
Guest Post: Join the Fall Celebration of Trees and Green Communities
This is a guest post from Leland Milstein, Program Director at Alliance for Community Trees (ACTrees) Every October, community groups, city residents, local government, and volunteers across the country unite for greener communities during Alliance for Community Trees’ National NeighborWoods® Month.Together, they’ll plant trees, green up neighborhood parks, restore natural areas, eliminate invasives, and educate youth about…
Recommended Reading: Taking Your Brain for a Walk in the Park
A recent study conducted on a group of students as they walked through different urban settings in Edinburgh, Scotland, has provided quantifiable evidence that the brain operates in a more meditative state when surrounded by nature. We’ve had philosophers try to tell us that nature is calming and peaceful, but with the use of mobile…
Open Voices News Roundup: September 23
Every week, we bring you the latest news in placemaking, landscape architecture, the nature-mental health link, and much more. Check back each week for new roundups and items. Designing Natural Vistas Into Urban Cancer Center Environments “Controlled studies confirm that contact with the natural environment can alleviate stress, relax blood pressure, and even reduce the…
Upcoming Event: PARK(ing) Day at a Meter Near You
When you’ve successfully searched through your car, purse, and pockets for all remaining change to feed a parking meter, that small plot of land is officially yours for the time you have paid for. On PARK(ing) Day, Friday, September 20, you are encouraged to think outside the parking spot and not just use it for…
Recommended Reading: Grantee Project in Joplin, MO Making Progress
This past weekend students from Drury University who are working on a TKF grantee project, the Landscapes of Resilience project in Joplin, MO, finished up interviewing nearly 25 victims of the devastating storm from May 2011. After finishing the in-person interviews, the students will begin transcribing the emotional accounts that will then be featured on…
Open Voices News Roundup: September 9
Every week, we bring you the latest news in placemaking, landscape architecture, the nature-mental health link, and much more. Check back each week for new roundups and items. Bring Down The Barriers! Five Causes of Nature-Deficit Disorder; Five Challenges for the New Nature Movement “In the 21st Century, our Great Work – as Thomas Berry…
Open Voices News Roundup: August 26
Every week, we bring you the latest news in placemaking, landscape architecture, the nature-mental health link, and much more. Check back each week for new roundups and items. Workout with Mother Nature “Getting people to exercise alfresco is the intent of the Naturally Fit program, a collaboration of the Sonoma County Regional Parks and Sonoma…
Recommended Reading: Not Just Birds Chirping in Central Park
A lot can be conveyed in 140 characters. Twitter allows for people to express their thoughts and emotions quickly and broadcast them in real time. This provides us with a large amount of untapped data, which the New England Complex Systems Institute used to map the change of sentiment of New Yorkers near different city…
Resilient Design: An Interview with Nancy Chikaraishi and Traci Sooter
Open Voices is taking the opportunity to get to know some of the different team members from our National Awards grantee projects. You can find previous interviews with other team members here. Neither Nancy Chikaraishi, AIA, or Traci Sooter, AIA , LEED AP, are strangers to applying their skills as architects to help their local community….
