We can’t conserve our way out of our habitat challenges, which makes this initiative by Green Towson Alliance so important. We need a County-wide initiative along these lines – stay tuned: http://ow.ly/h4dF50EjKRO Green Towson Alliance to recognize native planting

The suburbs aren’t what they used to be. These 6 strategies can make them even better

Pedestrian Safety Still Not a Priority in the United States – News | Planetizen https://www.planetizen.com/news/2021/03/112536-pedestrian-safety-still-not-priority-united-states Pedestrian Safety Still Not a Priority in the United States

New methods of conservation and management of butterfly habitat may be needed to stem the consistent annual decline in the numbers of butterflies over the past 40 years, including better management of our own suburban yards: https://www.eurasiareview.com/08032021-fewer-butterflies-seen-across-warming-drying-landscapes-of-american-west/ Fewer Butterflies Seen Across Warming, Drying Landscapes Of American West – Eurasia Review

Act proposes 25% tax credit incentive to develop housing and public infrastructure – sidewalks, bike lanes, rain gardens – near transit: http://ow.ly/DRBc50DSg6z Congress: Pass the REHAB Act for more equitable, walkable communities | Smart Growth America

Learn more here: http://bit.ly/whyAcar. Use this email template to put the County on notice before the Town Hall: http://bit.ly/townhallemail

New, free book series takes a broad view of #streets as places that should safely accommodate both cars and people – on foot, on bikes, or even seated in chairs: http://rethinkingstreets.com/ Rethinking Streets

From a beautiful, 75 yr-old book, a conservation message that rings true today: while much is broken with the exploitive consumerism behind government & industry, much more depends on & is mendable by the concerted collective action of ordinary people: http://ow.ly/LBFJ50DEvYQ Road to Survival: Empowering Wisdom the Forgotten Book That Shaped the Modern Environmental Movement

New tree corps addresses the lack of trees in areas with high numbers of vulnerable populations: https://www.fastcompany.com/90603859/this-new-tree-corps-will-hire-people-to-plant-trees-in-low-income-neighborhoods?partner=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feedburner+fastcompany&utm_content=feedburner This new tree corps will hire people to plant trees in low-income neighborhoods

In the first suburbs of Atlanta, Livable Buckhead is creating a unique greenspace under a highway overpass, complete with a loop trail, beehives, sculpture, and picnic tables: http://ow.ly/NDZV50DzYXK Mountain Way Common Park – Livable Buckhead