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Press Release

How many trees does it take to cool a city?

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Cary Conference culminates in Ambio special issue on the future of urban ecology

comparison between housing for elites versus Black people in Baltimore
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Ecological theory can help explain why segregation persists

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Street trees aid urban biodiversity, but mainly in wealthier neighborhoods

Press Release

To Be Equitable, US Urban Green Infrastructure Planning Must Transform

Press Release

Preparing for when lightning strikes the same place twice, then strikes again

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Media Coverage

Cary's Steward Pickett receives Frontiers of Knowledge Award

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Press Release

Toward a more inclusive definition of green infrastructure

Steward T.A. Pickett
Press Release

Cary Institute’s Steward Pickett Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

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Pickett honored with ESA's Eminent Ecologist Award

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Press Release

Transforming urban systems: Toward sustainability

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An ecology of segregation

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Media Coverage

Racist housing practices from the 1930s linked to hotter neighborhoods today

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Feature

Celebrating 20 years of urban ecology in Baltimore

Steward Pickett in West Baltimore CC by BES
Media Coverage

Expert Q&A: Steward T.A. Pickett

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What's hidden in the New York Times maps of all the buildings in America?

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Media Coverage

Q&A: Saving the city with Urban Ecology

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Media Coverage

You can fight climate change in small spaces too

Media Coverage

Ecology on the Runway

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Media Coverage

Creating a new green space model for tomorrow’s cities

The coastal city of Miami, via Flikr user Mack Male
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Informing resilient coastal cities

Zhongshan Park
Feature

Urban ecology in China

Baltimore in Black and White
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Baltimore and Beijing: A learning expedition to China

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What's an urban long-term ecological research project to do?

Steward Pickett in West Baltimore CC by BES
Feature

Radio Interview with Steward Pickett

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Dr. Emma Rosi-Marshall named Director Designate of BES

Media Coverage

Pickett touts importance of stewardship and a diverse, collaborative ecological community

Feature

An interview with Steward Pickett

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Trees invaluable to community

Feature

Ecological research in urban setting requires innovative methods

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Even for city folks, ecology begins at home

Feature

Notes from the field: Lessons from the city