Results for keyword: open space
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Do subdivisions designed for conservation actually help wildlife?
Conservation development is supposed to reduce the habitat fragmentation caused by exurban sprawl -- but it only works if it's done right.
by Emily Wortman-Wunder, Jun 05, 2012 -
Urban habitat
The ups and downs of an Audubon nature center in the middle of low-income urban L.A.
by Cally Carswell, May 04, 2010 -
INNOVATE, Part II
Westerners have a knack for new and innovative thinking: Green detective, Healthcare for the hard up, Developing to stop development, Low carbon brews and more.
by Jodi Peterson, Ray Ring, Terray Sylvester, Jonathan Thompson, , Mar 10, 2009 -
The Promised Land?
In Boulder County, Colo., a megachurch that wants to expand is using a little-known but powerful federal law to bypass local land-use rules.
by Isabelle Groc, Dec 24, 2007 -
Chickens are roosting on private property in Oregon
Buyer’s remorse is strong in Oregon, where Measure 37 has sparked a developer’s feeding frenzy that has Oregonians’ heads spinning
by Russell Sadler, Dec 25, 2006 -
Unpaved with good intentions
A new breed of land trusts seeks not merely to preserve undeveloped landscape, but to keep it in agricultural use – particularly in organic farming.
by Seth Zuckerman, Sep 18, 2006 -
Skinny Streets and Green Neighborhoods
In Skinny Streets and Green Neighborhoods, writers Cynthia Girling and Ronald Kellett examine ecologically sound communities
by Staff, Mar 20, 2006 -
Urban planning — with a wild touch
Practical Ecology for Planners, Developers and Citizens and Nature-Friendly Communties are two new handbooks on innovative land-use planning and habitat protection
by Ray Ring, Feb 06, 2006 -
'Sticking around' for an alpine valley
Attilio Genasci has devoted himself to preserving land in Sierra Valley, Calif., where he has lived and farmed for 96 years
by Jane Braxton Little, Nov 28, 2005 -
Boulder gets the gas-drilling blues
Energy companies are planning to drill on open space in Boulder County, Colo.
by Michelle Burkhart, Oct 03, 2005






