In mid-summer Seattle, you could find an entire meal within a twenty-minute walk of downtown without stepping into a grocery store or a restaurant. For many urban foragers, green spaces within the city limits are key venues for gathering berries, plants, or roots. Researcher Melissa Poe describes her project to better understand where, how, and [...]
Archive for October, 2011
Working for a healthy forest and a strong community
October 9th, 2011 | by amandamaepeacher | published in Trees and the City
Volunteers are making the forest a healthier environment in locations across Seattle. But what motivates volunteers to get their hands dirty to remove invasive species or plant native trees? Weston Brinkley and a team of researchers surveyed hundreds of volunteers this summer to get at why people care about putting their time and energy toward [...]