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Creating Budget-Friendly Sustainability Plans
Sustainability has become an urgent issue in the nation’s parks departments, as officials manage wildfire-altered landscapes, rising sea levels, and threatened species, among several other issues.
“A” For Effort
Go for a walk between neighborhood subdivisions in Colesville, Md., and you’ll stumble upon a unique urban oasis. Maydale Conservation Park, managed by Montgomery Parks, part of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), features an idyllic stream, a meadow, trails, wetlands, and woodlands across 24 acres.
Not Pretty Enough
“Hey, mow down those blankety-blank weeds!” Any park agency that adds native prairies, pollinator gardens, wildflower areas, or monarch waystations has heard a version of this. Why is that? There are many reasons why
From Sustainable To Net Zero
Evolving design strategies and technologies have moved the needle on net-zero energy (NZE) buildings that produce as much energy on-site as they consume and are paving the way for advancing a more
A Living, Breathing Inspiration
Finding the ideal site to construct a “living building” was no easy task. In 2001, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) opened the Philip Merrill Environmental Center in Annapolis, Md., to educate the public
Going Green On The Rooftop!
Visitors to Nicholas Conservatory & Gardens in Rockford, Ill., have been seeing plenty of green—not on the ground—but on the roof. Construction of a 4,300-square-foot green-roof garden at the conservatory
The Green Revolution
Ian McHarg’s 1969 book, Design with Nature, is credited with helping redefine the field of landscape architecture in the era of global climate change. Described in Time magazine as “Not only a symbol of
The Tyner Nature Center
With environmental concern now a mainstream issue, community and park district leaders have become even more diligent, creative guardians of their natural resources, especially those in densely