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Video: The Making of Rio Fernando Park
The Taos Land Trust (TLT) is in the process of revitalizing a 20-acre property with 13 acres of historical agricultural land and 7 acres of wetland next to Fred Baca Park in the center of Taos, New Mexico. This project will revitalize a section of the Rio Fernando River, bring an acequia back to life,…
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Video: Introduction to Ecology
Learn about the biosphere, ecosystems, communities, populations, organisms, habitats, niches, generalists, specialists, biotic and abiotic factors in this video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlnFylwdYH4
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OneZoom Tree of life Explorer
The tree of life shows how all life on earth is related. Each leaf represents a different species. The branches show how these many species evolved from common ancestors over billions of years. In our interactive tree of life you can explore the relationships between 2,235,362 species and wonder at 105,279 images on a single…
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Define: What is Ecological Art?
Ecological art is an art genre and artistic practice that seeks to preserve, remediate and/or vitalize the life forms, resources and ecology of Earth, by applying the principles of ecosystems to living species and their habitats throughout the lithosphere, atmosphere, biosphere, and hydrosphere, including wilderness, rural, suburban and urban locations. Read more in this definition…
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Video: The Rio Fernando Collaborative
The Rio Fernando de Taos Revitalization Collaborative is a dynamic collective of individuals, elected leaders, organizations, and government entities working to revitalize the Rio Fernando by improving water quality and ecological function, restoring acequia systems, strengthening working land capacity, and connecting people to the river and land they love. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ePEjpWDoKg&feature=share
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Video: Rio Fernando Park
The Taos Land Trust (TLT) is beginning the process of revitalizing a 20-acre property with 13 acres of historical agricultural land and 7 acres of wetland next to Fred Baca Park. This project will revitalize a section of the Rio Fernando River, bring an acequia back to life, and restore the once-productive agricultural lands of…
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Video: Pollinators Under Pressure
Tree Media released a new film, Pollinators Under Pressure, about the plight of pollinators around the world and the actions we can all take to ensure their survival, and that of humans and ecosystems everywhere. Narrated by Academy Award®-winning actor and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio, the short film features expert voices and diverse points of…
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Article: Why insect populations are plummeting—and why it matters
A new study suggests that 40 percent of insect species are in decline, a sobering finding that has jarred researchers worldwide. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/02/why-insect-populations-are-plummeting-and-why-it-matters/
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Video: Ecosystem services
How is biodiversity essential to humans? We couldn’t survive without it! Biodiversity supplies food, shelter, medicine and so much more to humans. Find out more in this California Academy of Sciences video.
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Alexandra Toland: Dust Blooms. Can we put a price on the services that urban flowers provide?
Artist and landscape planner Alexandra Toland worked with experts in environmental microbiology, urban soils, and of course urban ecosystem services to explore the ability of flowers to help filter atmospheric particulate matter (PM.) https://we-make-money-not-art.com/dust-bloom-can-we-put-a-price-on-the-services-that-urban-flowers-provide/
