 Did you know that on November 15, 2023 the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) updated the Plant Hardiness Zone Maps? Significant updates to the pervious 2012 version were made. The updates were based on 30 year average winter temperature data gathered from over 13,000 weather stations. Areas were divided into 10 and 5 degree zones for better accuracy. Check out this link to enter your zip code and find the latest planting information about your area!
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We're hearing a lot about climate change affecting underrepresented communities in particular this year where heat waves flash floods and wild fires are especially rampant. Summarized below is an article focused on ongoing studies pertaining to urban heat, check it out! With greater risk of heat related illness cities around the country have partnered with NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association) in order to create heatmaps of various communities. Volunteers have been equipped with special heat sensors that record temperature, humidity, time, and their locations. NOAA is using the information gathered by these volunteers to map heat islands in urban areas. The hope is that the maps created can aid city officials in managing extreme heat in underrepresented areas and greatly reduce the amount of heat related deaths. full article here  It's Climate Week! Climate change has been in the news with folks young and old taking to public spaces around the globe to "strike" a chord with those in power to implement necessary climate-related policies, the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York earlier in the week, and various organizations spreading the word on steps to take NOW including the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) and so many more. But what does it all mean to us, in the Boston area? To find out more about work being done to prepare for climate change in our own backyard, see this interesting case study developed by the ASLA.  Stoss Landscape Urbanism
Very informative story shedding light on America's rivers- history, use, climate change or so much more. Take a listen! |
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