Interesting Links for 30-09-2012

• 10 Beautiful Things Created By Animals
  
  10 structures created by animals and insects for various purposes, all beautiful.
  (tags: animal structures behavior )




• A Seattle First: Parks With Sustainable Urban Forests · Oregon Public Broadcasting · EarthFix
  
  Seattle is the first city to be awarded certification in sustainable forestry practice by the Forest Stewardship Council.
  (tags: urban restoration urban forest )




• Sarah Bergmann by Jen Graves
  
  The creator of the “Pollinator Pathway” wins the Stranger Genius award for art. The article describes both the artist and the process.
  (tags: nature urban restoration )




• Salt marshes will suck CO2 from air faster and faster as seas rise • The Register
  
  Because salt marshes build up the soil, they adapt to sea level rise. When the grasses die, they’re trapped in the sediment built by living grasses. This removes carbon from the atmosphere.
  (tags: salt marsh science globalwarming environment )

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