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The Urban Ecology Institute: Earth Day Turns 40 Today
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The Urban Ecology Institute. Bringing together the news, updates, and ideas from UEI and the world of urban ecology. Thursday, April 22, 2010. Earth Day Turns 40 Today. Today the world celebrates the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, a chance to celebrate the planet on which we live. The first Earth Day was held on April 22, 1970,. At a time when significant environmental change was needed, particularly in cities. And restore urban greenspace, and with teachers to get students outside. The Urban Ecology Ins...
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The Urban Ecology Institute: The Growth of Citizen Science
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The Urban Ecology Institute. Bringing together the news, updates, and ideas from UEI and the world of urban ecology. Tuesday, November 10, 2009. The Growth of Citizen Science. Here, along with Oxford University associate fellow Alex Soojung-Kim Pang, Cavalier makes the case for keeping this movement alive. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Building Healthy Urban Ecosystems. The Coalition for Science After School. The Urban Ecology Institute : 3 Phillips Place : Cambridge, MA 02138 : www.urbaneco...
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The Urban Ecology Institute: Getting Outdoors Matters!
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The Urban Ecology Institute. Bringing together the news, updates, and ideas from UEI and the world of urban ecology. Tuesday, July 28, 2009. Simply stated, getting outdoors matters! It's great for the mind, soul, and body! Read this (can you find the time to read it outside during lunch? And get out there! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Building Healthy Urban Ecosystems. The Coalition for Science After School.
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The Urban Ecology Institute: Field Studies in Fall River
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The Urban Ecology Institute. Bringing together the news, updates, and ideas from UEI and the world of urban ecology. Thursday, March 18, 2010. Field Studies in Fall River. Over 600 6th, 7th, and 8th grade Fall River students are using their new schoolyard. As a field site for conducting hands-on, scientific investigations. In September 2009, UEI received funding to work with teachers at the Matthew J. Kuss Middle School in Fall River, MA, thanks to a grant from the Dominion Educational Partnership. Found...
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The Urban Ecology Institute: ALB Confirmed in Jamaica Plain
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The Urban Ecology Institute. Bringing together the news, updates, and ideas from UEI and the world of urban ecology. Friday, July 09, 2010. ALB Confirmed in Jamaica Plain. According to the Boston Globe. The Asian longhorned beetle, an invasive species believed to have been brought over from China, has caused over 20,000 trees in the Worcester area to be removed, after its discovery in the area in 2008. Recovery efforts are underway, though, and UEI has been on hand. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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The Urban Ecology Institute: UEI Recognizes Arbor Day 2010 in Roxbury
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The Urban Ecology Institute. Bringing together the news, updates, and ideas from UEI and the world of urban ecology. Thursday, April 29, 2010. UEI Recognizes Arbor Day 2010 in Roxbury. This past Saturday, April 24th, UEI joined the City of Boston, along with its partners in the Boston Urban Forest Coalition. Were promoting Arbor Day by leading. A tree planting training session. For the non-profit groups sele. Cted receive funding through the Grow Boston Greener. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Ur...
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The Urban Ecology Institute: New Trees for Worcester in 2010
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The Urban Ecology Institute. Bringing together the news, updates, and ideas from UEI and the world of urban ecology. Monday, April 05, 2010. New Trees for Worcester in 2010. EI has been partnering with the Worcester Tree Initiative (WTI). Worcester, MA and. WTI is a private, nonprofit initiative to replant 30,000 trees in and around. Worcester, arising as a result of significant devastation to the f. Orestland due to the introduction. Of the Asian longhorned beetle. Nearly 15 years ago. To select and be.
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The Urban Ecology Institute: Social Networking and Citizen Science
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The Urban Ecology Institute. Bringing together the news, updates, and ideas from UEI and the world of urban ecology. Wednesday, March 24, 2010. Social Networking and Citizen Science. To engage youth in the collection of urban ecological data, UEI is harnessing the power of social media by launching a Twitter feed for the collection of ecological observations, to be displayed on the Field Studies Wikispace. Social networking tools such as Twitter have become a new and vital resource for the. The Urban Eco...