Green Spaces for DC creates an inspiring park and green space system through Friends groups and advocacy.
Washington, DC
Joined May 2015
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When local kids & disabled #DC residents need physical therapy, community care giver Merary Vasquez gives them a regimen of exercise in Bruce Monroe Community Park. Go ParkRN program! She asks @MurielBowser & @BrianneKNadeau to not replace the park with 9 story+penthouse tower.
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Thrilled and excited to be co-chairing this favorite conference of my with John Henderson right here in our area!
@AL_Research @JournalHEAL @greenspacesdc @UMDPublicHealth
Active Living Conference gpred.org/activelivingconfer…
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Which cities have the most intense heat islands? @climatecentral analyzed this! The top 3: New Orleans, Newark and NYC. Surprisingly, DC didn't make the top 20. Details on this fascinating work by @KerrinJeromin: wapo.st/3xMYcz6
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It's easy to see why D.C. is rated the #1 parks system in the U.S.
We spent 2020 revitalizing & rebuilding our rec spaces across all 8 wards.
Rediscover the place #wherefunhappens! Visit a revamped DPR park/facility today! Get #BACKtoSUMMER & celebrate being #1 in the nation!
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Neighborhoods with 90% or more of their residents living in poverty have 41% less tree canopy. Our new Tree Equity Score tool can help cities determine where trees are needed most so every resident can have the health, wealth and climate benefits of trees TreeEquityScore.org
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Cities across America are taking a fresh look at their trees to help combat climate change — and fight long-standing economic and racial inequality.
The trees keep urban neighborhoods cooler, capture stormwater runoff, and remove CO2 as they grow.
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Researchers trace park inequity back to historic housing discrimination trib.al/WbS502y
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Washington DC named best city park system in US popville.com/2021/05/washing…
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We're releasing a report quantifying the benefits of multi-use trails across the region! Did you know a completed network would prevent the release of 19,580 metric tons of CO2 emissions each year?
Join us for the big reveal on April 28th at 2pm:
capitaltrailscoalition.org/m…
Green Spaces for DC retweeted
Nature, Race and Relational Trauma:
Presentation by Beth Collier
Please join us for this @NatureRxUMD sponsored event taking place on Friday, April 16, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm!
Feel free to share this link for registration: go.umd.edu/collier
@WildintheCity1
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Save the date: Sat., 10/28, FALLOWEEN in the park. Plus @HowardU Hospital will join again w/health check-ups. #bloomingdaledc #ledroitpark
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Shoutout to our very own @DocZarr for his efforts in this @washingtonpost piece about #ParkRx! xitter.cf/instituteatgg/status/9… – at Washington, DC
See how going outside to garden can help build healthier, happier kids ft. Park RX's Robert Zarr via @washingtonpost ow.ly/OBgg30frf8u
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Over 600 feet of floating wetlands are coming to the Chicago River as a pilot project by nonprofit Urban Rivers. nextcity.org/daily/entry/chi…
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Join us for An Evening with the Curator of the Nature in the Walkable City Exhibit, Sept 14!
bit.ly/1MeyZTV
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It's time to start fall garden in mid-Atlantic, "Best Frost-Tolerant Vegetables for Your Garden" share.bhg.com/cy6V5bX #gardendc
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#RT #GetHealthyDC & check out some of our #UrbanGarden classes!!
Register today @ bit.ly/UrbanGarden2015 #FitDC
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This caused us to look twice! Great installation at a public park in France. #publicart #parks #publicspace
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Many! @tpl_org #whitepaper details the health benefits that #parks bring to communities: bit.ly/1ydqJIX
