and a Look Beneath the Forest Floor I’m taking a short break from posting and this Attleboro Pocket Forest series. I’ll return in early October with the next post on how to plan a Miyawaki mini-forest planting day. In the meantime, here’s a short PBS/NOVA video about one of the less visible parts of forest… Continue reading A Short Break
Category: Biodiversity
Before You Plant:
How to Plan a Miyawaki Mini-Forest Plan before you plant. If your early research and community conversations find that a Miyawaki mini-forest may fit your community, the next step is to plan together. You and your core team now need to turn a promising idea into a workable plan. First, clarify what the forest should… Continue reading Before You Plant:
Is a Miyawaki Mini-Forest Right for Your Community?
Attleboro Pocket Forest Series Perhaps you’ve been hearing about Miyawaki forests and wondering whether one might be good for your community. This post will help you decide and begin to plan. Rather than starting with a solution and trying to persuade others to support it, you can use a design-thinking process to learn first, involve… Continue reading Is a Miyawaki Mini-Forest Right for Your Community?
How Good Ideas Grow
How a Pocket Forest Took Root in Attleboro Attleboro Pocket Forest series, Post 3 “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” — attributed to Margaret Mead The people of Attleboro, Massachusetts, took an unused baseball diamond behind Attleboro High School… Continue reading How Good Ideas Grow
Antifreeze Proteins:
Antarctic Fish Surviving Sub-Zero Waters We started this series by exploring Isabel Pulido’s NanoFreeze technology. Her breakthrough made refrigeration possible in areas without reliable electricity. This change enabled communities to preserve food for days, saving time, money, and work. NanoFreeze also helped reduce pollution and made it easier to ship goods like food and medicine… Continue reading Antifreeze Proteins:
The Last Clear-Cutting:
How Bottom Trawling is Destroying Earth’s Final Frontier What if bulldozers were clearing ancient forests the size of San Francisco (47 square miles) every day—leveling everything from the historic buildings of Chinatown to the vibrant streets of the Mission District, from the towering redwoods of the Presidio to the protected wildlife areas of the Bay?… Continue reading The Last Clear-Cutting:
Cocaine Hippos
Endangered in Africa and Invasive in Columbia Keeping a menagerie of exotic pets takes a lot of money. Pablo Escobar, the late Colombian drug Lord, had a lot of money. Escobar imported hippos among other exotic animals, such as rhinos, elephants, giraffes, and ostriches for his private zoo on his ranch in the Colombian rainforest.… Continue reading Cocaine Hippos