Month: July 2012
“Places of Urban Sanctuary for Humans”: A Q&A with TKF’s Tom Stoner
After a momentous visit to England in 1995, Tom Stoner, and his wife, Kitty, returned to the United States with a commitment to building urban greenspaces in cities across the United States. Their foundation, the TKF Foundation, was born in 1996, and since then they’ve helped fund and create more than 130 open spaces in…
Friday Flower: Name this Bloom!
Every Friday we publish a new Friday Flower. We ask our readers, as a game, to identify the flower. Here’s today’s beautiful bloom — anybody know what it is? See more Friday Flowers here….
Open Voices News Roundup: July 9
Every week, we bring you the latest news in placemaking, landscape architecture, the nature-mental health link, and much more. Check back every Monday for our news roundups.
In this week’s roundup, read about the upcoming Greater and Greener conference; how new natural playgrounds are having a positive effect on children; why urban trees need help; and lots more.
Welcome to Open Voices!
Welcome to Open Voices! We’re so excited to announce the creation of this new blog as a platform where we hope to spread information and stories about the healing power of nature and green development in urban locations. Our foundation started in 1996, when we started out with the goal of funding publicly accessible urban green space. In this space, we’ll collect some of the best and most relevant news in placemaking, green development and more for your reading each week. We’ll keep you updated on the status of our new grantees and their fascinating projects, wherein they attempt to record the impact of open, sacred green spaces on their urban neighborhoods and communities.
Open Voices News Roundup: July 2
Get Green Time to Promote Health “Don’t just think outside of the box, get outside of the box. Those four walls are causing nature deficit disorder, damaging brain functioning and overall well-being, say experts. Wake up to the wilderness and boost your brain with nature’s restorative qualities, including increased health, happiness and vitality.” Take a…
Using and Reading Open Voices
Welcome to our new blog, Open Voices! We’re thrilled that you’re here. With your participation, this site will become an open forum to discuss the healing power of nature, urban planning, the impact of nature on mental well-being, studies, innovations and much more. Your input, comments and suggestions are always welcome.
To get you started, here’s a quick overview of some of the site’s features and how to use them.
Friday Flowers: A Photo Gallery
Every Friday we publish a new Friday Flower. We ask our readers, as a game, to identify the flower. It’s a fun Friday exercise. Here’s a gallery of some of our Friday Flowers! [nggallery id=1]…
