This is pretty cool: an interactive map of Seattle’s natural systems. Using a Google maps interface, you can travel all across the city’s public places to find detailed information about the presence of native (and non-native) plant species. Kinda fun to play with, and probably quite useful to restoration efforts. It’s the handiwork of Seattle Urban Nature.
Seattle's Nature, Mapped
Groovy Google maps of city ecosystems.
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Eric de Place, former director of the Thin Green Line program, spearheaded Sightline’s work on energy policy for two decades. A leading expert on coal, oil, and gas export plans in the Pacific Northwest, he is considered an authority on a range of issues connected to fossil fuel transport, including carbon emissions, local pollution, transportation system impacts, rail policy, and economics. Find his research here.
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