Marc Lefkowitz |
02/15/19 @ 3:00pm | Posted in Climate, Land, Water, Plants & animals, Shaping the land
They have been gathering for years to advocate for nature in Northeast Ohio. They are park rangers, wetlands biologists, wildlife specialists, and conservationists getting their hands dirty on a daily basis in natural areas. Increasingly, they have become the voice for nature in a region that has lost many acres of forests and wetlands to unplanned development.
Marc Lefkowitz |
08/02/18 @ 11:00am | Posted in Climate, Water, Shaping the land
A recent exchange with a colleague about the health of Lake Erie ended in something of a stalemate. We both shared concerns about water quality and environmental degradation and how the lake, our drinking water supply, will be affected by harmful algae blooms, climate change-induced weather, and the creation of artificial reefs off the coast of Cleveland from the soil...
Marc Lefkowitz |
08/29/16 @ 1:00pm | Posted in Connecting to nature, Shaping the land
Cities are healthier as a whole when nature is invited in. So we are not just protecting parklands and high-quality natural areas. We are rebuilding cities in Northeast Ohio by reweaving nature into the urban landscape—restoring nature’s capacity to provide beauty, cooling, water retention and filtration, quiet, air purification and many other ecological functions.
Marc Lefkowitz |
05/20/15 @ 10:00am | Posted in Shaping the land
Its unusual when a traffic sign turns into a cocktail party conversation starter. But when the subject turns to biking, suburbanites across the east side of Cleveland have noticed and are talking about one in particular.