Category: Ecosystem Restoration

Regenerative Community Development Initiatives for the Greater Rochester Region

Our Bioregional Future

Reprinted from the Pachamama Alliance of the Rochester Area’s Newsletter (April 2023) By Jonathan Cloud Bioregionalism is not a new idea. Arguably, all civilizations prior to our own have lived bioregionally, adapting themselves to local conditions and trading within a limited biogeographic region. Modern civilization, however, as the first to “go global,” has created extensive…
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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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Image by Vikramjit Kakati from Pixabay

A New Way to Garden this Spring?

At the tail end of winter, it’s tempting to imagine the possibility of a new wave of gardening catching on this spring. Can we imagine streets and communities full of native plants and flowers, sunshine, busy with butterflies and bees? More than almost any other action that individuals can take, gardening has multiple benefits for…
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