Kate Orff
@KateOrff
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landscape architect, founder @SCAPE_studio Prof @ColumbiaGSAPP, @ColumbiaUD #PetrochemicalAmerica, @allwecansave
New York City
Joined November 2012
Hi everyone. I’m going dark here. Last post via @NYTimes
nytimes.com
Dozens of studies of posts on X from multiple organizations have shown a similar trend: an increase in harmful content during Mr. Musk’s tenure.
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The new 31-acre Tom Lee Park in Memphis by SCAPE and Studio Gang activates a riverfront site with playgrounds, a pavilion, native plantings, and new walking paths. https://t.co/7N2bSTq8AU
archpaper.com
In Memphis, SCAPE and Studio Gang have completed Tom Lee Park, a transformative riverfront destination with playground and pavilion.
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In 1990, an Army Corps engineer warned that deepening the Mississippi for ships would trigger a drinking water crisis in Louisiana. 33 years later, he says the Corps' dredging - more than drought - brought salt water to New Orleans’ doorstep
nola.com
The Corps of Engineers has long known that dredging the Mississippi River would cause trouble for drinking water supplies.
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Nearly 1,000 birds died after striking the windows at McCormick Place convention center on October 5: the most Field collecting efforts have documented in the past 40 years. 📸: Lauren Nassef
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Window collisions are preventable, and contrary to popular belief, they are not a skyscraper problem. Birds collide on lower floors where trees and foliage are reflected in the glass. If birds are hitting your windows, please mark them! 📷: @tristanahigg
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There was a big movement of woodpeckers last night, and the yellow-bellied sapsuckers have arrived in force. We've received 7 so far today, among our 25 window-collision victims. It's always hard to see these beautiful birds hurt and killed so needlessly. 📷 @tristanahigg
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Corps to barge 36M gallons of freshwater daily to fight salt | Environment | https://t.co/4Qq7DQn4Kr
nola.com
Mayor LaToya Cantrell has declared a state of emergency to provide authority to city officials to deal with looting, need for public shelters, other issues, during the saltwater emergency.
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The web of life : Red knot numbers have declined by 94% over the past 40 years,
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The horseshoe crab bleeding industry is in transition. One biomedical company agreed to more oversight, and a regulatory group is paving the way for drug companies to use animal-free alternatives.
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Ahem @NYTimes @nytimesbusiness REWRITE this headline. How can you have decades of climate reporting confirming fossil fuel consumption = ongoing global collapse of livelihoods & ecosystems & promulgate false narrative of “growth.” Get someone new on this beat like @amywestervelt
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This magnolia warbler was also among the lucky, if unhappy, few yesterday. If you see a window-struck bird stunned or lying on the sidewalk, you have been chosen to help! Please place the bird in a paper bag (ideally) and bring it to WBF or a rehabber near you. 📷: Phyllis Tseng
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