A new mapping tool allows local governments, conservation groups and landowners to understand how their land-use decisions affect wildlife and natural resources.
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The Big Cypress fox squirrel is losing its habitat to urban and suburban development. But a few design changes could help to save this and other species.
Indigenous elements can be thoughtfully integrated into modern open spaces to evoke a sense of place and support everyday use.
Chaos gardening is touted on social media as an easy, no-effort way to create a beautiful garden. A landscape specialist explains what to be aware of before chaotically tossing seeds around.
This is a rare opportunity to see works by female artists that depict the landscape in a multitude of ways.
Now is the perfect time to read Jansson’s novel – a book that will make you nostalgic for childhood summers.
Conservation that places less emphasis on who may or may not use a piece of land could result in better outcomes for people and wildlife.
Hiding in plain sight, they’re subtle reminders that we’re being watched, tracked, studied.
Green spaces can be used as non-coercive modes of warfare to further social cohesion and diminish the likelihood of insurgency.
Pristine and beautiful or black and dirty? As bushfires become more frequent and we look to Indigenous fire control practices, it is time to reconsider our attitudes to burnt earth.
Though galleries have since closed their doors, this reviewer got to see Mavis Ngallametta’s works in all their glory. Their birdseye view of Country provides a perspective we’re missing right now.
Smart roads in Africa could help reduce the impact of flooding and other disasters that affect rural communities.
A lesser known aspect of bogs is their remarkable potential to preserve both environmental and archaeological records.
Englishness has been found in diverse places and has taken diverse forms.
We tend to think of archaeological sites as dead silent – empty ruins left by past cultures. But this isn’t how the people who lived in and used these sites would have experienced them.
With An Alpine Symphony, Richard Strauss achieved something remarkable: the painting of the German alps, complete with cow meadows and waterfalls, in sound.
The pastiche-style poster art ubiquitous in Egyptian houses and businesses reveals how locals imagine far-off landscapes, idealise nature and define beauty.
New research suggests his military achievements might have been exaggerated.
Hidden underneath painting codes are the violence and bloodshed of colonial exploitation. ‘Lull’ is a daunting reminder of this.
The tea and crumpets vision of Englishness that Capability Brown brings to mind does him an injustice.
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Registered Professional Archaeologist, PhD Candidate, University at Albany, State University of New York
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