Creating Healthy Urban Landscapes with Nature in Mind
“A quiet movement is building…across the country as landowners join hands…forming land bridges to (protect/save/restore) native vegetation and the eco-services it provides.” David Dobbs
Full title:
REDUCING OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT WHILE CREATING HEALTHY
URBAN LANDSCAPES WITH NATURE IN MIND
Presented in recognition of the 350.org global workday in Toledo
Saturday, October 23, 2010, 9;00 a.m.
Downtown Toledo-Lucas County Public Library
325 Michigan St.
Free Parking
McMaster Center, 2nd floor
9:00 a.m. View sponsor exhibits
9:30 a.m., Presentations begin
Speakers:
*Seamus Metress, Ph.D. Professor of Anthropology, The University of Toledo
An Overview of Human Impact on Urban Environments
*Eileen Metress, Ph.D. Emeritus Professor, The University of Toledo
The Benefits of Native Landscapes-- Inspiring
Programs to Restore Healthy Landscapes for Toledo and the Nation
*SCHOOL GROUNDS* YOUR OWN BACKYARD * PUBLIC LANDS*
*CORPORATE GROUNDS * GOLF COURSES * COMMUNITY GARDENS*
*POLLINATOR GARDENS * RAIN GARDENS * RIPARIAN ZONES*
*CEMETERIES * GREEN ROOFS * COLLEGE CAMPUSES * FORESTS*
*WETLANDS * ROADSIDES * HEDGEROWS * GARDENS FOR BIRDS*
“We can each make a measurable difference almost immediately by planting a native plant nearby. As stewards of our land, we have never been so empowered---and the ecological stakes have never been so high.”
Douglas Tallamy, Ph.D.
The University of Delaware
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Co-Sponsors
The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library
The University of Toledo --
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Center for Sustainable Urban Ecology
The University of Toledo, Department of Women’s Studies
Naturally Native Nursery
Toledo Grows
Press Release Contact Name: Sue Terrill
Press Release Contact Email: [email protected]
Organization Name: 350.org
Website or Link: www.350.org
Organization Address: Toledo, OH, 43615