August 2025 – THE DIRT
4 posts published by Jared Green and The Dirt Contributor during August 2025| THE DIRT
4 posts published by Jared Green and The Dirt Contributor during August 2025| THE DIRT
Why Concrete Might Be Doing More Harm Than Good in the Fight Against Flood Risks, CNN, August “It’s time to ask the question: what other way can we adapt to climate change?” In a 3-minute video segment, landscape architect Kongjian… Continue reading →| THE DIRT
By Chip Sullivan For most parts of the country, the Hot August Nights are here. Current climate events, including excessive heat warnings and extreme weather patterns, reinforce the need for cooling landscape designs. There are numerous examples of historical landscape… Continue reading →| THE DIRT
By Laura Marett, Chingwen Cheng, José Juan Terrasa-Soler, and Deb Guenther With contributions from Marc Miller and Tasneem Tariq Significant research has shown that climate change is linked to more frequent and intense extreme events. These impacts have worsened systemic… Continue reading →| THE DIRT
One of the top ten most dangerous intersections in Washington, D.C. has been transformed into a safe gateway and green public space. Thomas Balsley, FASLA, co-managing principal of SWA/Balsley, sai…| THE DIRT
Canada has a national climate adaptation strategy, but it’s largely up to its provinces and cities to move this work forward. Within provincial and city government, landscape architects in le…| THE DIRT
Flood Risk Is Widespread in the U.S. Few People Have Insurance for It, NPR, July 14 There is a major flood insurance gap: the vast majority of U.S. counties have experienced flooding over the past few decades, but only 4… Continue reading →| THE DIRT
Research on climate change, biodiversity loss, and systemic inequities is now being undermined. But there are still “crevices, nooks, and crannies” where important independent research is being conducted. “We need to nurture, protect, and enable these ‘petri dishes,’ no matter… Continue reading →| THE DIRT
Research on climate change, biodiversity loss, and systemic inequities is being undermined. But there are still “crevices, nooks, and crannies” where important independent research is being conducted. “We need to nurture, protect, and enable these ‘petri dishes,’ no matter how… Continue reading →| THE DIRT
Indigenous knowledge is rooted in land but also expansive, explained Alice Nash, associate professor of history at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and a co-organizer of a recent symposium …| THE DIRT
ASLA and its Climate & Biodiversity Action Committee have developed a new hub that brings together environmental product data from landscape architecture product manufacturers and material suppliers in the U.S. and worldwide. The freely-accessible resource enables landscape architects to find… Continue reading →| THE DIRT
A plaza in downtown Denver, Colorado was a “harsh place,” a “terrible concrete plaza,” explained Kasey Toomey, PLA, landscape architect, artist, and partner at Terremoto. “We decided to create a habitat, a green space for all these creatures” — not… Continue reading →| THE DIRT
UN Ocean Summit in Nice Closes with Wave of Commitments, UN News, June 14 The conference was a win for ocean ecosystems. It yielded progress on a new international law that can help protect 30 perc…| THE DIRT
Indigenous knowledge is rooted in land but also expansive, explained Alice Nash, associate professor of history at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and a co-organizer of a recent symposium …| THE DIRT
