Edward Burtynsky built a career photographing landscapes altered by human exploitation—hedgerows of disposed tires, sprawling oil refineries, pockmarked mountainsides. But he hasn’t given up on documenting the pristine, @andrewaoyama.bsky.social writes:

#urbangreenspace #remembrancesunday #veteransday

Turns out #urbangreenspace is under and at the end of the rainbow.

Join us at #AAG2026 in #SanFran!

See CFP for #AAG2026 session on the politics of #greenspace in a polarized world below. We look forward to your contributions!

Explosion of colour in Red Cross Garden giving October feels. #urbangreenspace @bostse1

📢New Issue of The GJ!📢 𝐺𝑒𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ𝑦 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑃𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑐 𝐼𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡 September's Issue features the 'Legacies of Austerity' Special Section alongside 9 papers, 3 commentaries, and records of the 2025 RGS-IBG Medals and Awards ceremony. Take a look here ⬇️ rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14754959...

Happy #PublicLandsDay! Whether it's a municipal pocket park or a vast federally designated wilderness area, our lives are richer for the presence of public lands. 📷by me during my first trip to #BigBendNationalPark, a few decades ago!

Happy National Public Lands Day, America!

#urbangreenspace + #activetravel = healthier journeys #curteadearges #romania

I am partial to linear parks and greenways and #Sibiu delivers. Parcul Sub Arini provides a calming, beautiful route through miles of an urban area. And, dear to my heart: no fences! #urbangreenspace 🇷🇴

Even historic old towns need #urbangreenspace. #sighisoara #PiațaHermannOberth

Millions of audio recordings of hundreds of bird species have revealed that artificial light is making the birds wake up earlier and go to bed later.

Call for allotments with all new homes 'impractical' say builders - BBC News share.google/FQLyenaulKIT...

Even the smallest city in Britain needs #urbangreenspace. #stdavids #wales @pembscoast.bsky.social #crosssquare

In a recent study published in the journal Academic Pediatrics, physicians at UT Southwestern Medical Center found the proportion of emergency room visits for heat-related illnesses among children in the Dallas area rose 170% between 2012 and 2023.

My chapter, Sidelined by History: Revisiting the Evolution of Green-Space Planning, is available in New Planning Histories, at doi.org/10.1007/978-.... It explores how diverse voices, incl women, non-whites, Indigenous people & non-Western voices, are marginalised in #greenspace planning histories.

Source: BBC search.app/UC9X3

An abandoned planter is now the Woodhead Road Wildlife Garden thanks to local vols, Nether Edge & Sharrow Sustainable Transformation, & a #KewGardens grant. This #urbangreenspace features native flowering plants that attract invertebrates, birds & night-flying insects. #Sheffield

Not all #urbangreenspace is outdoors. The #conservatory at @barbicancentre.bsky.social, with 1500+ species of plants across its multiple levels, is a fabulous, relaxing experience year-round. It was particularly welcoming on a hot summer day.

If you're going to blast your music next to me in the park, the least you can do is take requests. #urbangreenspace #britishheatwave #playsomethingfromthe80s

Enjoy glorious summer days in #urbangreenspace safely. Always wear #sunscreen. And encourage your park & health providers to make sunscreen accessible to all. The rise in #skincancer is a public health concern. @skincancerorg.bsky.social

I spy #greeninfrastructure near MI6. New public space created as part of #tidewaylondon works include intertidal terracing planted w/species indigenous to the #Thames. Data from the project feeds into #thamesestuarypartnership's Estuary Edges initiative to improve #biodiversity. #urbangreenspace

It's International Day of Play. Play is critical for child development. But, why do we signal play is no longer important once you turn 15yo? My recent research (in Cities & Health) found that 16-25yo access #urbangreenspace less than other age cohorts b/c they feel they've aged out of playing.

It can be a chaotic, stressful world these days. #urbangreenspace can help. #TavistockSquare

😡😡😡😡😥 Is This the Beginning of the End of America’s National Parks? www.nytimes.com/2025/06/01/o...

How many swans can you see? #urbangreenspace #wildlifecrossing

A reminder to join Friends of Wimbledon Park on Saturday 24th of May to enjoy a sociable stroll with neighbours and learn more about the heritage and ecology of this beautiful green space. Meet 2pm at the Home Park Road entrance. www.friendsofwimbledonpark.org/friends-of-w...

Texas will develop and open new state parks in a “timely” manner, thanks to a new policy adopted Thursday. The state’s Parks and Wildlife Commission voted unanimously to approve new guidelines outlining a phased approach to opening to the public more expeditiously.

More of this, please! (incl here in the UK...) In addition to spatial coordination & land management for #wildlife corridors (my thesis topic in 1999), "there's a lot of data sharing going on." All is needed to enhance biodiversity & reduce habitat fragmentation. eu.news-press.com/story/news/e...

#FortWorth is one of the fastest-growing U.S. cities, with pop >1M. In the past 4 yrs, spending on #urbangreenspace ⬆️ by >50% ($73M to $111M), supported by an initiative that raises & allots private $ to the parks system w/goal of preserving 10K+ acres by 2028. fortworthreport.org/2025/05/21/f...

Redefining "harm" in the Endangered Species Act could undo decades of habitat protection for threatened species. The public has until May 19 to comment on the Trump Administration proposal to exclude habitat destruction from the definition. An ecologist and a law professor explain: buff.ly/RIZKUJh

🚨 our new paper on "The green banking gap". Quite timely I'd say. 👇

Man sits in public spaces and offers to listen to strangers wapo.st/4j5GWf9

Protection from the sun as well as extreme heat is critical for safe, healthy access to #urbangreenspace, like this #park in #Austin. Should shade from #trees and other infrastructure be a standard consideration in planning and design?

Good review by @urbanparksgirl.bsky.social for MHCLG of the successes & challenges of parks management in the UK. Nothing too new, but good reminders about long-term revenue funding, skills shortage, community engagement, inclusion, collaboration & outcomes-based thinking. www.gov.uk/government/p...

I wrote my master's thesis on this subject (in TX, not FL) 26 yrs ago & still get excited when wildlife use the crossings. To see panthers, bears, otters, deer & more, go to www.arcgis.com/apps/webappv... Click a crossing. Click the right arrow. On the top, click More Info next to Wildlife Photos.

Chattanooga Is Now North America’s First National Park City #urbangreenspace @nationalparkcity.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/michel...

Trump wants states to take over some #nationalparks www.jhnewsandguide.com/news/environ...

Increasing urban vegetation by 30% could have prevented 30% of all heat-related deaths, potentially saving up to ~1.1 million lives globally from 2000 to 2019, according to a study of over 11,000 urban areas. Any lessons for the future… www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

🌿 Our Mar–Apr Green Space Digest is live! Inside: 🌳 A recap of our network event 📘 New resources (incl. one from Dr Meredith Whitten @urbanparksgirl.bsky.social) 🛠️ Training opportunities 🏛️ Updates from Greater London Authority 📰 Read it: tr.ee/pfl-latest-n... 🔔 Subscribe: tr.ee/subscribe-ne...

16-25yos access #urbangreenspace < other cohorts, missing myriad benefits, esp for wellbeing. In my recent research, young people said more picnic-style tables, which facilitate socialisation, & more shaded areas would attract them to #parks. #TrinityPark #FortWorth See doi.org/10.1080/2374...

Roadside verges in #FortWorth sporting #urbangreenspace Texas-style. The bluebonnets were largely MIA this year.

In central #fortworth's cultural district is #unthsc's community garden. Created in 2014, the garden is publicly accessible. Plots are managed by students, staff & community members. Besides donating fresh produce & diverting food waste from landfill, the garden is a serene local #urbangreenspace.

Nine states have set goals to conserve 30% of their land by 2030. Maryland got there first, and it’s reaching for more. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/c...

Crawford Park, aka the Skinny, is a multifunctional, linear #urbangreenspace in Central Fort Worth's Near Southside, and a fab example of collaborative green space development. The #park was built in partnership between the City of Fort Worth, Near Southside Inc. & Stonehawk Capital Partners.

Fighting Louisiana Floodwaters With Patches of Green www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/c...

How refreshing to see an #urbangreenspace designed & managed as a place to go both to AND through. In the heart of downtown #FortWorth, #BurnettPark is an active travel route & a destination, both facilitated by ease of accessibility (no railings or other accessibility-limiting structures!).