Month: November 2013
Open Voices News Roundup: November 25
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. Expert Urges Following Nature in Urban Design “To be friendly to the earth, cities like Portland can learn from it. That was the message of a Nov….
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? (And guess more Friday Flowers here.)…
Recommended Reading: Blending Nature and Technology
In today’s world where you can’t navigate day to day activities without the latest technologies, artist Mark Dorf is working to bring the natural and digital together in a way that embraces the beauty of both sides of our 21st century environment. Using digital photography, collaging, 3D rendering and scanning technology, Dorf has created a…
Open Voices News Roundup: November 18
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. Would You Send Your Child to Daycare in the Forest? “While ensuring children’s safety and wellbeing at all times is absolutely necessary, I think it’s unfortunate that…
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? (And guess more Friday Flowers here.)…
Recommended Reading: Boosting Immune Systems with Biodiversity
When you come down with a bad case of the sniffles or an unruly cough, our 21st century sensibilities say you need to wash your hands even more and make sure to get rid of all the germs. But research suggests that exposure to greater biodiversity, especially when it comes to bacteria and microbes, may…
Veterans Day: Helping Military Service Members Heal Through Nature
The invisible wounds of war that take their toll on our veterans’ mental health are difficult for individuals to work through alone. That’s why James McCormick, owner of Raising Cane Farms in Mason County, WV and a retired veteran who happens to be the chairman of the West Virginia Veterans Coalition, is working to start…
Open Voices News Roundup: November 11
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. Volunteers Want to Help Healing with Garden Overlook “With freshly poured concrete, two-by-fours and hammers, Keith Tidball wanted to help to build healing at Cunningham Park. The…
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? (And guess more Friday Flowers here.)…
Open Voices News Roundup: November 4
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. Research Reveals Behavioral Impact of Investment In Parks “Investing in parks could more than triple the amount of exercise taken according to new research. The study by…
