Topic – Nature
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Bastrop recovering from brutal wildfire
State park reopens
Less than a year after a massive fire ransacked the region, Bastrop State Park is showing signs of rebirth.
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Urban America losing tree cover at a steady rate
4 million a year
US cities are losing 4 million trees a year, a trend which may have numerous detrimental effects.
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CNU publishes Sustainable Street Network Principles
Streets for all citizens
The Congress for the New Urbanism is releasing a new guide to designing streets to keep all users in mind and better connect to natural and economic conditions.
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Baker and Nau to lead effort for 4 county coastal recreation area
As storm surge protection
James A. Baker III and John Nau will lead an effort to create a 130 mile long nationally significant recreation area along the coast of the Houston region.
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Neal Peirce
'Greenscaping' for health
People need deeper, daily contact with nature to “feel fully alive”
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League City votes to save tree from road widening
Ghirardi oak will stay put
League City Council voted to leave a historic Compton oak in the middle of a road widening project.
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New study: Nature good for health
Health better where parks are
Parks and greenery shown to be good for social, psychological, and physical health
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More trees linked to healthier babies
Portland study
A Portland study showed that pregnant women living in houses graced by more trees were significantly less likely to deliver undersized babies.
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