Month: July 2017
A #Benchstories Haiku #Naturesacred
Today’s Bench Story comes from the journal in the Open Spaces Sacred Places at the Crispus Attucks Development Corporation in Washington, D.C. #Benchstories are collected from the journals found in all TKF Foundation Open Spaces Sacred Places….
Natural vs. highly-designed landscapes—which is better?
At Nature Sacred, we keep a close eye on the academic research being published around nature, health, and wellbeing. Via Research Shorts, each month we take what we see as some of the most interesting work being published and create a brief summary for our readers — enabling you to be in the know, even if…
“Clearly this is someone’s Happy Place…” #Benchstories #Naturesacred
Today’s Bench Story comes from the journal in the Open Spaces Sacred Places at the Baltimore Clayworks in Baltimore, MD. #Benchstories are collected from the journals found in all TKF Foundation Open Spaces Sacred Places….
What makes great cities succeed?
We attended the New York Times’ Cities for Tomorrow conference last week to find out. I mean, we have an idea or two around this topic (hint: open, urban green spaces), but we were excited to hear perspectives from expert leaders and innovators from around the country. In short? Here’s what we took away: successful cities respect urban culture. We’re…
“Trees swim in the wind…” #Benchstories #Naturesacred
Today’s Bench Story comes from the journal in the Open Spaces Sacred Places at the Naval Cemetery Landscape in Brooklyn, NY. #Benchstories are collected from the journals found in all TKF Foundation Open Spaces Sacred Places….
“How fortunate I am to be alive…” #Benchstories #Naturesacred
Today’s Bench Story comes from the journal in the Open Spaces Sacred Places at Bon Secours Spiritual Center in Baltimore, Maryland. #Benchstories are collected from the journals found in all TKF Foundation Open Spaces Sacred Places….
“How Joplin, Missouri, Used Nature to Recover from a Devastating Tornado” – The Dirt
The Dirt – July 3, 2017 Article by The Dirt Contributor Excerpt: “…Fusing research, design and nature—a healing garden the community named the Butterfly Garden and Overlook opened to the public in May 2014. As former Mayor Melodee Colbert-Kean described to us, it’s a place where children and adults go to feel safe and whole,…
