Month: October 2014
Open Voices News Roundup: October 30
Every week, we bring you the latest news in placemaking, landscape architecture and urban planning, the nature-mental health link, and much more. Check back each week for new roundups and items. Compact and Connected Communities Improve Public Health “We know from exhaustive past research that walkable neighborhoods and cities reduce driving, associated emissions, and living…
Mindfulness in Green Spaces
Each month in our Open Voices blog we share insight from leaders in our communities who are advancing what it means to have sacred, open green spaces in our cities. This October we share in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Urban green spaces provide opportunities to enjoy natural scenery, relax, sit quietly, commune with others,…
Open Voices News Roundup: October 23
Every week, we bring you the latest news in placemaking, landscape architecture and urban planning, the nature-mental health link, and much more. Check back each week for new roundups and items. 10 Ways to Get Your Kids Out in Nature, and Why it Matters “According to Richard Louv, 2008 Audubon Medal Recipient and author of…
The Future of Cancer Research
Each month in our Open Voices blog we share insight from leaders in our communities who are advancing what it means to have sacred, open green spaces in our cities. This October we share in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In addition to the stress from a cancer diagnosis, decisions like deciding the best treatment…
Open Voices News Roundup: October 16
Every week, we bring you the latest news in placemaking, landscape architecture and urban planning, the nature-mental health link, and much more. Check back each week for new roundups and items. Minneapolis Has a Plan for the Most Resilient Neighborhood in the Country “For Minneapolis, climate change will most likely lead to wetter, hotter years…
Support Your Immune System
Each month in our Open Voices blog we share insight from leaders in our communities who are advancing what it means to have sacred, open green spaces in our cities. This October we share in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In 2014, about 295,000 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in U.S. women1…
The Rosy Periwinkle in Your Garden
Each month in our Open Voices blog we share insight from leaders in our communities who are advancing what it means to have sacred, open green spaces in our cities. This October we share in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Rosy Periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) from Madagascar is a delicate, cheerful flower cultivated worldwide as an…
Open Voices News Roundup: October 9
Every week, we bring you the latest news in placemaking, landscape architecture and urban planning, the nature-mental health link, and much more. Check back each week for new roundups and items. Downtown Leaders Form Entity to Oversee Green Space “Minneapolis business leaders have created a nonprofit conservancy to oversee a new urban park that will…
Open Voices News Roundup: October 2
Every week, we bring you the latest news in placemaking, landscape architecture and urban planning, the nature-mental health link, and much more. Check back each week for new roundups and items. Improved Mental Health Linked to Nature Group Walks “Although it is well known that outdoor walking groups encourage interaction with nature, social engagement and…
