Greening Lansdowne Park by Paving Greenbelt Forest.
Greening Lansdowne Park by Paving Greenbelt Forests. Next Wednesday, September 1st 2010 the City’s Committee of Adjustment will be considering an application for a “Minor Variance” that would allow more than 28 acres of existing forest in the Greenbelt to be destroyed and replaced with a 2,000 car parking lot and Exhibition Hall. Our city [...]
Shifting boundaries
Via the Ottawa Citizen: Shifting boundaries. There was an interesting letter in the Citizen this morning. It made me wonder if this “sacred ideology of growth” which Madeline Weld writes about could be successfully shifted to focus on (or include) plants and animals. The Letter: Shifting boundaries By Madeline Weld, The Ottawa Citizen May 18, [...]
City proposes cuts to tree maintenance budget
Shared via here. Shared by jg A great article from Apartment613! Courtesy of jhscrapmom on flickr Trees are the thin green line holding our cities back from the concrete abyss. Adding a line of ash or maples instantly transforms the mean city streets to a more humane and hospitable place and adds both beauty and [...]