Month: February 2023

Regenerative Community Development Initiatives for the Greater Rochester Region

Rochester’s Bioregional Future

Great Lakes Sub-Basins (Wikipedia) A Turning Point? A recap of recent events — for those who were there, and those who weren’t The Emergence of Bioregional Activation Further to Joe and Penny’s whirlwind visit to the Great Lakes Basin Bioregion — Toronto, Cleveland, and Rochester were all major stops (between January 30 and February 12) —…
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Bringing Nature Back into the City

A Vision of Nature in the City – Photo by Danist Soh on Unsplash See the Updated Bioregionalism Post here Rochester Tree Canopy Initiative Meanwhile, our work with our Tree Planting initiative in the City of Rochester is continuing and gathering momentum. We’re working with TeJay Chess of Monroe Cornell Cooperative Extension, the City Forester,…
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More on Bioregionalism in the Great Lakes ~ Joe Brewer Feb 10th, 11th, 12th

  More on Joe Brewer’s visit to Rochester, and the context of this work: Joe Brewer and his partner Penny Heiple from the Bioregional Activators Network are coming to the Great Lakes Bioregion, including visits to Toronto, Cleveland, Binghamton, Ithaca, and Rochester. This is an international collaborative effort, drawing on decades of scientific research, to…
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