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To Be Equitable, US Urban Green Infrastructure Planning Must Transform
… Environmental Justice Across the US, cities have embraced green infrastructure as … US cities use green infrastructure to comply with storm water regulations in the Clean Water Act. Significant … of the Urban Systems Lab. More details and other project publications can be found at www.giequity.org . …
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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… around the country, Lyme has been unrelenting in its march across the eastern United States and the Midwest. Carried by … edge of the island, where a narrow channel of shallow water separates it from New Jersey. Deer, VanAcker tells me, … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the …
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Dr. Jazlynn Hall
Dr. Jazlynn Hall Forest and Landscape Ecologisthallj@caryinstitute.org Currently, Dr. … to develop rigorous baselines of current carbon storage across landscapes to regions from which we can assess future … carbon storage and other forest ecosystem services such as water provision, timber, and wildlife habitat. Identifying …
ltumblety - 11/10/2023 - 15:34
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What’s killing giant tropical trees? With $1.7M in awards, a Cary-led team aims to find out
What’s killing giant tropical trees? With $1.7M in awards, a Cary-led team aims … 29 square miles, or 14,000 American football fields — across three continents over the next three years. … indicate wind damage, while crown dieback may signal water stress. The dominant causes of death may turn out to …
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Road salt pollution in many US lakes could stabilize at or below EPA thresholds
… with road salt began in the 1930s, the salinity of lakes across much of the US has been steadily increasing, posing a potential threat to aquatic life and drinking water supplies . However, a cautiously optimistic new … Solomon says. Among other things, the model ignores salt inputs from natural rock weathering and from human …
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Dr. Winslow D. Hansen
… provide essential services such as fuel, food, and clean water and air. Due to climate change, increasing … paint a picture of current and future forest health across backyards, watersheds, and the planet. This … Before that, she was a Postdoctoral Scholar at Landscape Conservation Initiative at Northern Arizona …
ltumblety - 11/15/2023 - 14:15
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Living with wildfire: Q&A with Winslow Hansen, Forest Ecologist
… windows closed and an air filter running. Drink lots of water and consider wearing a K95 if you need to venture out. … and lightning add to this risk, and can quickly spread fire across the landscape. What role has human behavior played in the …
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Victoria Kelly
… quality, solar radiation, phenology, and the behavior of water in the landscape. Data from the program have been used to … and monitoring of water at the landscape scale. Recent publications include Road Salt: The Problem, The Solution, …
ltumblety - 08/01/2023 - 09:43
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Dr. David L. Strayer
… in economic damage and widespread ecological change. Water clarity, water chemistry, food webs, and populations … and understanding of freshwater suspension-feeders across a wide range of species and ecosystems. In addition to his scientific publications, Strayer has written several dozen essays for …
ltumblety - 11/10/2023 - 15:40
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Toward a more inclusive definition of green infrastructure
… Green infrastructure has its roots in 19th century landscape design. Its original conceptualization was broad, … of best practices for managing stormwater, to meet Clean Water Act regulations. Coauthor and Cary Institute … stormwater and landscape concepts (15%), and other (9%). Across plans containing definitions, 57% had several …
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