#communitynature

#communitynature

"We have our own daily super bloom in our backyard, and it benefits the birds that are grassland dependent."

The authorities behind the A11 extension decided to build a series of bridges to help bats cross the road. Bats navigate by emitting high-frequency sounds and detecting their echo, and the theory was that bats speeding toward the new road would detect and follow the line of the wire bridge upward and over the road, just as they follow the line of a hedge.

"The '15-minute city' model is based on the original concept of a city: having the things we want and need closer to where we live. The idea is that we should be able to get to our everyday essentials within, ideally, 15 minutes on foot, bike, or public transit."

Residents of Sauraha are experiencing unexpected visits from rhinos, which has led to a surge in tourism as people seek to see these large animals up close.

The surveillance infrastructure being built right now is one of the defining stories of the 21st century. Twenty years from now, people will point to this era as one when the relationship between the state and the individual was permanently renegotiated.

'We understand design not as a passive product to be consumed, but as an active dialogue. Our DNA is about involving people so they don't just 'attend' an event, but literally take part in shaping it.'

Menlo Park wants to start charging people to exercise their constitutional rights. How long before the city slaps a tax on people who want to exercise their right to free speech, or to peaceably assemble?

The magic room was a community effort, maintained by many residents volunteering their time to keep it well organised and running smoothly. I often saw my neighbour, Wendy Showyin, when I stopped by.

"The responders weren't just FEMA, it was people taking up direct collections for food, for clothing; it was a community response."

Joel Jackson described the Tongass as 'the most beautiful cathedral you will ever walk into,' emphasizing its importance to the Kake community and their ancestral ties to the land.

Though they're individually tiny, parking spots quietly play a dominant role in shaping urban landscapes. Most US cities dedicate at least 25% of their developable land to them. Some, even more. That land usage doesn't only determine the way a city looks. It also means covering large swathes of urban areas in heat-absorbing asphalt, which contributes to making summers hotter and heightens the risk of flooding since it prevents drainage during storms and heavy rainfall.

Campaigner Aysha Hawcutt stated that residents were 'not anti-homes', but believed the Adlington plan was 'the wrong proposal in the wrong place'. She expressed pride in the community's resilience against the development threats.