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Category Archives: parks and public land
Bloomingdale Trail Plans Move Forward
New York City’s High Line (visited last summer by Professor Carl Zimring, as described in this post) has been a popular addition to that city’s parks system since its opening and recent expansion. That success inspired similar plans to repurpose … Continue reading
Posted in green design, parks and public land, transportation
Chicago Center for Green Technology Hosts Talk on Sustainable Landscaping Tomorrow at 6pm
The Chicago Center for Green Technology (445 N. Sacramento) hosts Kurt Dreisilker of the Morton Arboretum discussing “Sustainable Landscape Concepts from a Public Garden” tomorrow at 6pm. Many ponds in northern Illinois suffer from similar problems: extreme fluctuations in water … Continue reading
Posted in parks and public land, presentations
Greencorps Helps Chicagoans & Their Environments
The City of Chicago has several programs and institutions that aid the local environment. Some, like the Chicago Center for Green Technology, offer courses. Some, like the Hazardous Household Waste Dropoff Center on Goose Island, provide residents with ways of … Continue reading
Posted in energy, parks and public land, social justice
Concerns Over Sand Mine Near Starved Rock State Park Discussed in Springfield
Recently, LaSalle County voted to approve a sand mine adjacent to Starved Rock State Park. Concern over that decision has reached the statehouse. Both sides of a controversial proposal to develop a sand mining operation on the eastern edge of … Continue reading
Posted in news, parks and public land, pollution
Professor Greg Buckley Offers Sustainability of the National Parks Course in May 2012
Roosevelt Professor Greg Buckley will teach the second version of his exciting SUST 390 Special Topics course on national parks in Spring 2012. As with the first version of the course last spring, the class will tour Theodore Roosevelt National … Continue reading
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Professor Greg Buckley Offers Sustainability of the National Parks Course In Spring 2012
Roosevelt Professor Greg Buckley will teach the second version of his exciting SUST 390 Special Topics course on national parks in Spring 2012. As with the first version of the course last spring, the class will tour Theodore Roosevelt National … Continue reading
Posted in courses, faculty, parks and public land
Chicago Plans for (Contiguous) USA’s Largest Urban Park in Calumet Region
The largest urban park in the contiguous United States is coming to Chicago. A new project, backed by at least $17 million from the state, aims to turn 140,000 acres of under-used and post-industrial land along the Second City’s southern … Continue reading
Cook County Commissioners Approve Forest Preserve Budget
Cook County commissioners have approved the forest preserve district budget for the upcoming year. The $195 million spending plan includes more than $10 million for land acquisition. With real estate prices low, district officials have said they want to snap … Continue reading
Posted in news, parks and public land, policy
Professor Greg Buckley Offers Sustainability of the National Parks Course In Spring 2012
Roosevelt Professor Greg Buckley will teach the second version of his exciting SUST 390 Special Topics course on national parks in Spring 2012. As with the first version of the course last spring, the class will tour Theodore Roosevelt National … Continue reading
Posted in courses, faculty, parks and public land
Professor Greg Buckley Offers Sustainability of the National Parks Course In May 2012
Roosevelt Professor Greg Buckley will teach the second version of his exciting SUST 390 Special Topics course on national parks in Spring 2012. As with the first version of the course last spring, the class will tour Theodore Roosevelt National … Continue reading
Posted in courses, faculty, parks and public land
