Complex Backyard Jungles: An Interview with Zara McDonald, Founder of Felidae
Post by Tim Beatley and Carla Jones Zara McDonald is the Founder and President of Felidae Conservation Fund. She is an entrepreneur, conservationist, and vet technician, and has journeyed throughout...
View ArticleCities are for Wildlife: An Interview with Camilla Fox, Founder and Executive...
Camilla H. Fox is the founder and executive director of Project Coyote- a national coalition of scientists, educator, predator friendly ranchers and citizen leaders promoting compassionate conservation...
View ArticleIn Search for the Night Sky: A Visit from Paul Bogard
The Biophilic Cities Project had the honor of hosting author of The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light (Little, Brown and Company) and professor, Paul Bogard,...
View ArticleTaming the Night for Kid Friendly Dark Skies
Amanda Beck Revisions of classic fairytales to portray “villains” in new and complex ways has become a popular storytelling device these days, and it’s time to get to know another misunderstood...
View ArticleWildness in the Night Sky
Tim Beatley We tend naturally to associate large cities with bright lights. There is Times Square, of course, and the Great White Way (Broadway Avenue), in New York City before that. There is Paris, of...
View ArticleValuing Dark Skies
James D. Brown For at least half a century, astronomers have paid witness to the debilitating effects of artificial light on the night skies. In more recent years, growing science and our own innate...
View ArticleBiophilic Bronx: Four Great Places to Hike in New York City’s Greenest Borough
by Katherine Gloede Aside from Central Park, foliage and forest is probably not the first imagery that accompanies mention of America’s biggest concrete jungle. But according to the Trust for Public...
View ArticleTrail design guidelines for children and families
by Julie Murphy When it comes to connecting children to nature in cities, trails are vital. Trails, pathways, and greenways are like arteries of nature in cities. They connect neighborhoods, parks,...
View ArticleThe 606 Chicago
by Megan Friedman In a city infamous for its towering skyscrapers and ability to spearhead industrial innovation, Chicago has recently turned toward reclaiming unused infrastructure and developing new...
View ArticleThe Value of Urban Trails
by Tim Beatley Mindy Fulllilove, Columbia University psychiatrist and author, likens the pedestrian pathways and urban trails to arteries in the circulatory system of a city: essential conditions for...
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