#regreening — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #regreening, aggregated by home.social.
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The #depaving groups reclaiming #UrbanGreenSpace
by Jennifer Cole, Mar 21, 2026
"It took two years, but finally, in 2025, Jean Norwood’s dream of turning the parking lot at #MorningstarMissionary Baptist Church in #PortlandOR, into a play area for children and a #FoodGarden with #FruitTrees came true. Working with Norwood to bring her vision to reality was #DepavePortland. Since 2008, the Portland-based nonprofit has been digging up paved surfaces, freeing the trapped soil underneath and #regreening the newly reclaimed space.
"There are an estimated 2 billion parking places in the United States, an area comparable in size to the entire state of Vermont. That figure does not include #sidewalks, schoolyards or other paved surfaces, which, along with #CarParks, trap heat, intensifying the urban #HeatIsland effect in some cases by up to 10 degrees Fahrenheit compared with surrounding areas. '#Asphalt makes your space hotter in the summertime, and colder in the wintertime,' Norwood says.
"When asphalt is removed and the soil beneath is exposed, those dynamics begin to reverse. The ground can absorb and store #carbon, and #rainwater is able to filter into the soil rather than running off into sewers. #Trees and #gardens can be planted that provide shade and a #habitat is created for #birds, #insects and other #wildlife.
"This was Norwood’s dream for the parking lot at Morningstar. Going from concrete to fruit trees, though, takes patience. 'First,' she says, 'there was about six months of planning and submitting requests for permitting.'
"Depave guided Norwood and the church through all of it, even seeking out grants to help cover costs. When it came time to depave the parking lot, volunteers recruited by Depave used crowbars, shovels, bare hands and wheelbarrows to lift out the pavement and daylight the soil beneath. Depave also worked with Morningstar on finding contractors to build the play area and raised #GardenBeds, and on choosing the plants for each newly #regreened space. It’s a process Depave has perfected at more than 82 sites across Portland."
https://www.rewildingmag.com/the-depaving-groups-reclaiming-urban-green-space/
#SolarPunkSunday #MoreGreenCities #GreenerCities #RewildingCities #MoreParksLessParkingLots #WildlifeHabitat
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The #depaving groups reclaiming #UrbanGreenSpace
by Jennifer Cole, Mar 21, 2026
"It took two years, but finally, in 2025, Jean Norwood’s dream of turning the parking lot at #MorningstarMissionary Baptist Church in #PortlandOR, into a play area for children and a #FoodGarden with #FruitTrees came true. Working with Norwood to bring her vision to reality was #DepavePortland. Since 2008, the Portland-based nonprofit has been digging up paved surfaces, freeing the trapped soil underneath and #regreening the newly reclaimed space.
"There are an estimated 2 billion parking places in the United States, an area comparable in size to the entire state of Vermont. That figure does not include #sidewalks, schoolyards or other paved surfaces, which, along with #CarParks, trap heat, intensifying the urban #HeatIsland effect in some cases by up to 10 degrees Fahrenheit compared with surrounding areas. '#Asphalt makes your space hotter in the summertime, and colder in the wintertime,' Norwood says.
"When asphalt is removed and the soil beneath is exposed, those dynamics begin to reverse. The ground can absorb and store #carbon, and #rainwater is able to filter into the soil rather than running off into sewers. #Trees and #gardens can be planted that provide shade and a #habitat is created for #birds, #insects and other #wildlife.
"This was Norwood’s dream for the parking lot at Morningstar. Going from concrete to fruit trees, though, takes patience. 'First,' she says, 'there was about six months of planning and submitting requests for permitting.'
"Depave guided Norwood and the church through all of it, even seeking out grants to help cover costs. When it came time to depave the parking lot, volunteers recruited by Depave used crowbars, shovels, bare hands and wheelbarrows to lift out the pavement and daylight the soil beneath. Depave also worked with Morningstar on finding contractors to build the play area and raised #GardenBeds, and on choosing the plants for each newly #regreened space. It’s a process Depave has perfected at more than 82 sites across Portland."
https://www.rewildingmag.com/the-depaving-groups-reclaiming-urban-green-space/
#SolarPunkSunday #MoreGreenCities #GreenerCities #RewildingCities #MoreParksLessParkingLots #WildlifeHabitat
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The #depaving groups reclaiming #UrbanGreenSpace
by Jennifer Cole, Mar 21, 2026
"It took two years, but finally, in 2025, Jean Norwood’s dream of turning the parking lot at #MorningstarMissionary Baptist Church in #PortlandOR, into a play area for children and a #FoodGarden with #FruitTrees came true. Working with Norwood to bring her vision to reality was #DepavePortland. Since 2008, the Portland-based nonprofit has been digging up paved surfaces, freeing the trapped soil underneath and #regreening the newly reclaimed space.
"There are an estimated 2 billion parking places in the United States, an area comparable in size to the entire state of Vermont. That figure does not include #sidewalks, schoolyards or other paved surfaces, which, along with #CarParks, trap heat, intensifying the urban #HeatIsland effect in some cases by up to 10 degrees Fahrenheit compared with surrounding areas. '#Asphalt makes your space hotter in the summertime, and colder in the wintertime,' Norwood says.
"When asphalt is removed and the soil beneath is exposed, those dynamics begin to reverse. The ground can absorb and store #carbon, and #rainwater is able to filter into the soil rather than running off into sewers. #Trees and #gardens can be planted that provide shade and a #habitat is created for #birds, #insects and other #wildlife.
"This was Norwood’s dream for the parking lot at Morningstar. Going from concrete to fruit trees, though, takes patience. 'First,' she says, 'there was about six months of planning and submitting requests for permitting.'
"Depave guided Norwood and the church through all of it, even seeking out grants to help cover costs. When it came time to depave the parking lot, volunteers recruited by Depave used crowbars, shovels, bare hands and wheelbarrows to lift out the pavement and daylight the soil beneath. Depave also worked with Morningstar on finding contractors to build the play area and raised #GardenBeds, and on choosing the plants for each newly #regreened space. It’s a process Depave has perfected at more than 82 sites across Portland."
https://www.rewildingmag.com/the-depaving-groups-reclaiming-urban-green-space/
#SolarPunkSunday #MoreGreenCities #GreenerCities #RewildingCities #MoreParksLessParkingLots #WildlifeHabitat
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The #depaving groups reclaiming #UrbanGreenSpace
by Jennifer Cole, Mar 21, 2026
"It took two years, but finally, in 2025, Jean Norwood’s dream of turning the parking lot at #MorningstarMissionary Baptist Church in #PortlandOR, into a play area for children and a #FoodGarden with #FruitTrees came true. Working with Norwood to bring her vision to reality was #DepavePortland. Since 2008, the Portland-based nonprofit has been digging up paved surfaces, freeing the trapped soil underneath and #regreening the newly reclaimed space.
"There are an estimated 2 billion parking places in the United States, an area comparable in size to the entire state of Vermont. That figure does not include #sidewalks, schoolyards or other paved surfaces, which, along with #CarParks, trap heat, intensifying the urban #HeatIsland effect in some cases by up to 10 degrees Fahrenheit compared with surrounding areas. '#Asphalt makes your space hotter in the summertime, and colder in the wintertime,' Norwood says.
"When asphalt is removed and the soil beneath is exposed, those dynamics begin to reverse. The ground can absorb and store #carbon, and #rainwater is able to filter into the soil rather than running off into sewers. #Trees and #gardens can be planted that provide shade and a #habitat is created for #birds, #insects and other #wildlife.
"This was Norwood’s dream for the parking lot at Morningstar. Going from concrete to fruit trees, though, takes patience. 'First,' she says, 'there was about six months of planning and submitting requests for permitting.'
"Depave guided Norwood and the church through all of it, even seeking out grants to help cover costs. When it came time to depave the parking lot, volunteers recruited by Depave used crowbars, shovels, bare hands and wheelbarrows to lift out the pavement and daylight the soil beneath. Depave also worked with Morningstar on finding contractors to build the play area and raised #GardenBeds, and on choosing the plants for each newly #regreened space. It’s a process Depave has perfected at more than 82 sites across Portland."
https://www.rewildingmag.com/the-depaving-groups-reclaiming-urban-green-space/
#SolarPunkSunday #MoreGreenCities #GreenerCities #RewildingCities #MoreParksLessParkingLots #WildlifeHabitat
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The #depaving groups reclaiming #UrbanGreenSpace
by Jennifer Cole, Mar 21, 2026
"It took two years, but finally, in 2025, Jean Norwood’s dream of turning the parking lot at #MorningstarMissionary Baptist Church in #PortlandOR, into a play area for children and a #FoodGarden with #FruitTrees came true. Working with Norwood to bring her vision to reality was #DepavePortland. Since 2008, the Portland-based nonprofit has been digging up paved surfaces, freeing the trapped soil underneath and #regreening the newly reclaimed space.
"There are an estimated 2 billion parking places in the United States, an area comparable in size to the entire state of Vermont. That figure does not include #sidewalks, schoolyards or other paved surfaces, which, along with #CarParks, trap heat, intensifying the urban #HeatIsland effect in some cases by up to 10 degrees Fahrenheit compared with surrounding areas. '#Asphalt makes your space hotter in the summertime, and colder in the wintertime,' Norwood says.
"When asphalt is removed and the soil beneath is exposed, those dynamics begin to reverse. The ground can absorb and store #carbon, and #rainwater is able to filter into the soil rather than running off into sewers. #Trees and #gardens can be planted that provide shade and a #habitat is created for #birds, #insects and other #wildlife.
"This was Norwood’s dream for the parking lot at Morningstar. Going from concrete to fruit trees, though, takes patience. 'First,' she says, 'there was about six months of planning and submitting requests for permitting.'
"Depave guided Norwood and the church through all of it, even seeking out grants to help cover costs. When it came time to depave the parking lot, volunteers recruited by Depave used crowbars, shovels, bare hands and wheelbarrows to lift out the pavement and daylight the soil beneath. Depave also worked with Morningstar on finding contractors to build the play area and raised #GardenBeds, and on choosing the plants for each newly #regreened space. It’s a process Depave has perfected at more than 82 sites across Portland."
https://www.rewildingmag.com/the-depaving-groups-reclaiming-urban-green-space/
#SolarPunkSunday #MoreGreenCities #GreenerCities #RewildingCities #MoreParksLessParkingLots #WildlifeHabitat
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'Forgotten' water harvesting system transforms 'barren wasteland' into thriving farmland
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/sustainable-half-moon-farming-technique-ex1
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'Forgotten' water harvesting system transforms 'barren wasteland' into thriving farmland
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/sustainable-half-moon-farming-technique-ex1
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'Forgotten' water harvesting system transforms 'barren wasteland' into thriving farmland
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/sustainable-half-moon-farming-technique-ex1
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'Forgotten' water harvesting system transforms 'barren wasteland' into thriving farmland
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/sustainable-half-moon-farming-technique-ex1
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The YouTube Forest - every 1000 views on this video plants 4 trees!
🌲🌲🌲Boost if you love trees! 🌲🌲🌲
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5YF95r_Bew
#climateChange #globalWarming #solarpunk #deforestation #tree #trees #regreening #environment #environmentalism
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Swiss initative breaks up paved surfaces for better rain absorption, flood resilience and temperature control. Should be happening everywhere.
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A reminder that there are also good, normal people with a positive vision and the capabilities to make it a reality. #regreening #biodiversity #livableCities https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2025/jun/09/medellin-sublime-return-to-nature-in-pictures
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@seachanger
What a great idea!
Seeing greenery and flowers instead of grey, lifeless concrete would be so beneficial for everyone.
Gotta love the Dutch! 👏👍
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Reversing vegetation loss can be winning strategy for water conservation, #biodiversity, prosperity, climate change resilience. Hopefully we can learn from problems & mistakes of this project. #regreening https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/14/how-china-led-way-water-soil-conservation
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Alive-SONOVA and #TCSAISystemsShip "#People & #Planet: The Harmonic #TCSAIShip - #Regenerating, #Revitalizing, #ReGreening, and #Energizing our #Health & #World" https://youtu.be/JvDUguEl_c4?si=NhptNqQMI9cRh6bc @YouTube @TonyCantero #TCSAI #SONOVAMusicRecords #Robotic #Humanoids #TheMoleculeOfNothingness
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How This Woman Has Restored Dry Desert Rivers Into Green Oasis Flowing With Water
#Desert #Arroyos #Watersheds #SonoranDesert #Regreening #Gabions #Environment #RanchoCacachillas #LeafOfLifeWorld
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How This Woman Has Restored Dry Desert Rivers Into Green Oasis Flowing With Water
#Desert #Arroyos #Watersheds #SonoranDesert #Regreening #Gabions #Environment #RanchoCacachillas #LeafOfLifeWorld
https://youtube.com/watch?v=GKCmWNn-ezE -
How This Woman Has Restored Dry Desert Rivers Into Green Oasis Flowing With Water
#Desert #Arroyos #Watersheds #SonoranDesert #Regreening #Gabions #Environment #RanchoCacachillas #LeafOfLifeWorld
https://youtube.com/watch?v=GKCmWNn-ezE -
How This Woman Has Restored Dry Desert Rivers Into Green Oasis Flowing With Water
#Desert #Arroyos #Watersheds #SonoranDesert #Regreening #Gabions #Environment #RanchoCacachillas #LeafOfLifeWorld
https://youtube.com/watch?v=GKCmWNn-ezE -
How This Woman Has Restored Dry Desert Rivers Into Green Oasis Flowing With Water
#Desert #Arroyos #Watersheds #SonoranDesert #Regreening #Gabions #Environment #RanchoCacachillas #LeafOfLifeWorld
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As a backer of #PlanetWild, I am happy about the new mission #20 is focusing on #SoilRestoration and #Regreening degraded land in southern #Kenya.
Look at the video (called mission report) and if you like it, become a baker!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG1H9Sg4lBM -
As a backer of #PlanetWild, I am happy about the new mission #20 is focusing on #SoilRestoration and #Regreening degraded land in southern #Kenya.
Look at the video (called mission report) and if you like it, become a baker!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG1H9Sg4lBM -
As a backer of #PlanetWild, I am happy about the new mission #20 is focusing on #SoilRestoration and #Regreening degraded land in southern #Kenya.
Look at the video (called mission report) and if you like it, become a baker!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG1H9Sg4lBM -
As a backer of #PlanetWild, I am happy about the new mission #20 is focusing on #SoilRestoration and #Regreening degraded land in southern #Kenya.
Look at the video (called mission report) and if you like it, become a baker!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG1H9Sg4lBM -
As a backer of #PlanetWild, I am happy about the new mission #20 is focusing on #SoilRestoration and #Regreening degraded land in southern #Kenya.
Look at the video (called mission report) and if you like it, become a baker!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG1H9Sg4lBM -
Inspire students in grades 7-12 about biodiversity, clean energy, climate justice, regreening, recycling, and more! Get free classroom-ready lessons to teach with film with our Environmental Studies collection.
https://journeysinfilm.org/product/a-very-beautiful-world-environmental-studies-lessons/
#Education #Edutooters #Homeschooling #ClimateChange #EvironmentalStudies #STEMEducation #Biodiversity #CleanEnergy #WindPower #Recycling #Regreening #ClimateActivism #ClimateJustice #ClimateLitigation @education @edutooters @stemed
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Agroecology, assets, and agency regreening Africa with ABCD
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https://savingtomorrowsplanet.buzzsprout.com/828310/13432622
For those who may be interested, here is Jeremy Schwartz' recent podcast interviewing me on our work at @saharasahelfoods.
#climateaction #climatesolutions #desertificaion #regreening #regeneration #RegenAg #alternativefoods #niger #sahel #foodhistory #biodiversity #rain #socialenterprise #inclusiveeconomy #thorns
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https://savingtomorrowsplanet.buzzsprout.com/828310/13432622
For those who may be interested, here is Jeremy Schwartz' recent podcast interviewing me on our work at @saharasahelfoods.
#climateaction #climatesolutions #desertificaion #regreening #regeneration #RegenAg #alternativefoods #niger #sahel #foodhistory #biodiversity #rain #socialenterprise #inclusiveeconomy #thorns
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https://savingtomorrowsplanet.buzzsprout.com/828310/13432622
For those who may be interested, here is Jeremy Schwartz' recent podcast interviewing me on our work at @saharasahelfoods.
#climateaction #climatesolutions #desertificaion #regreening #regeneration #RegenAg #alternativefoods #niger #sahel #foodhistory #biodiversity #rain #socialenterprise #inclusiveeconomy #thorns
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https://savingtomorrowsplanet.buzzsprout.com/828310/13432622
For those who may be interested, here is Jeremy Schwartz' recent podcast interviewing me on our work at @saharasahelfoods.
#climateaction #climatesolutions #desertificaion #regreening #regeneration #RegenAg #alternativefoods #niger #sahel #foodhistory #biodiversity #rain #socialenterprise #inclusiveeconomy #thorns
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https://savingtomorrowsplanet.buzzsprout.com/828310/13432622
For those who may be interested, here is Jeremy Schwartz' recent podcast interviewing me on our work at @saharasahelfoods.
#climateaction #climatesolutions #desertificaion #regreening #regeneration #RegenAg #alternativefoods #niger #sahel #foodhistory #biodiversity #rain #socialenterprise #inclusiveeconomy #thorns
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After China, Jordania and Ethiopia, large scale #Regreening of the #Iceland has started too. For first time since 1000 years, Iceland started to replant trees. Is this related to true democracy that born there from the 2008 crisis and corruption linked false bank root ?