Resources

Blogs & Such

• Nature of Cities ... "The Nature of Cities is an international platform to share diverse, transformative ideas about cities as ecosystems of people, nature, and infrastructure. We are committed to the design and creation of better cities for all: cities that are resilient, sustainable, livable, and just."

Books & Such

• Beckmann, Clevenger, Huijser, & Hilty. 2010. Safe Passages- Highways, Wildlife and Habitat Connectivity. Island Press.

• Benedict & Edward T. McMahon. 2006. Green Infrastructure: Linking Landscapes and Communities. Island Press.

• Duerksen & Snyder. 2005. Nature-Friendly Communities: Habitat Protection and Land Use Planning. Island Press.

• Steiner, Thompson, & Carbonell (eds). 2016) Nature and Cities: The Ecological Imperative in Urban Design and Planning. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.

Conservation Developments

• Green Communities and Biodiversity ... Examples of urban developments that have incorporated biodiversity.

• North Carolina Green Growth Toolbox ... "a guide to provide North Carolina’s counties, towns, and cities with tools for growth that conserves wildlife and natural resources."

Landscape Linkages

• Beier, P., Penrod, K.L., Luke, C., Spencer, W. and Cabañero, C. 2010. South Coast Missing Linkages: restoring connectivity to wildlands in the largest metropolitan area in the USA. pp 55-586 in Crooks, K. and Sanjayan, M. (eds) Connectivity Conservation. Cambridge University Press.

• South Coast Missing Linkages: A Wildland Network for the South Coast Ecoregion (Summary Report).

• South Coast Missing Linkages: A Linkage Design for the Santa Monica-Sierra Madre Connection.

• Critical Linkages: Bay Area & Beyond. Think Big. Connect More.

Living with Wildlife

• Coyote Catcher ... "Coyote Cacher is part of a research project with the University of California Cooperative Extension that aims to collect more information on coyote encounters in California."

• Coyote Education from Costa Mesa, California

• Living with Coyotes from Torrance, California

• Keep me Wild ... "Wild animals don't need your handouts. They need your respect!

• Tips on Coexisting with Wildlife from the NC Wildlife Resources Commission

Planning Tools

• Building4Birds ... "An online evaluation tool for bird conservation in the built environment."

• North Carolina Green Growth Toolbox ... "a guide to provide North Carolina’s counties, towns, and cities with tools for growth that conserves wildlife and natural resources."

Partnerships

WakeNature Preserves Partnership ... The mission of the WakeNature Preserves Partnership is to organize and provide resources to identify ecologically valuable, publicly owned open spaces within Wake County, NC, and to build capacity for appropriate management and long-term stewardship of those areas.

More coming!

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Image Credits

• Boulder Bus Stop Birding, Dumpster Raccoon (Boulder) - George Hess