M.R. Barnes
@envpsychmike
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Environmental social science researcher @UMNHorticulture working in the areas of urban lawns, nature-based learning, winter, and nature and mental health.
Joined May 2015
Whats the largest source of GHG emissions from turfgrass maintenance in Los Angeles county? Irrigation happening on residential lawns. Come read more about our findings here:
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How might we engage students with nature in winter? Allow them to creatively capture nature’s transition from autumn hues to winter's subtle chill. Read about a learning activity my colleagues and I created here ->
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RT @UMNTurf: New blog alert!. Lawns as living systems: Connecting people, nature, and technology by @envpsychmike. How can we balance envi….
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RT @kmorris_NTEP: To US sod growers out there: the sod checkoff voting period opens today and runs through Feb. 11th. Please utilize you….
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A roundup of my 2024 pubs (all open-access!)👇🏻.Turfgrass systems - Sports field users herbicides - Urban landscape curricula - Winter nature interactions -
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RT @Adam_Russell5: A once-in-a-lifetime vote to fund natural grass research & promotion. Please share & ask your local sod producer to vo….
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RT @UMNTurf: ICYMI: Our team recently presented at the 2024 ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meetings in San Antonio, TX. Check out the blog below to….
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RT @TanjaStraka: Wie erleben Sie städtische Grünflächen und Gewässer im Winter? In unserer kurzen Umfrage (10min) sind wir sehr an Ihren Er….
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Turfgrass systems are often thought of as involving people, policy, and plants. However, they are also some of the most technologically integrated landscapes. Come read about turfgrass as social-ecological-technological systems here ->
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RT @UMNTurf: Check out our latest blog post "A fake grass future? Not so fast!" by @envpsychmike! . Learn how people perceive artificial an….
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If you need to cool down, check out my latest publication which answers the question, what's nice about winter? The answer: being active outside with others in the snow! ❄️ You can read more here ->
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🌿⚽ What do sports field users in Minnesota want? Weed-free playing surfaces and support herbicide use to achieve that goal. Check out my latest piece with @erictwatkins here ->
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🏙️ Why aren't more students interested in careers involving urban landscapes? Our review reveals a mere 1% inclusion of Managed Urban Landscape Curricula (MULC) among 50,000+ undergraduate courses in Minnesota. Check out the review ->
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❄️ Winter is a neglected season, especially in the area of human-nature-interactions. Come read a brief review of the state of winter-human-nature interactions here ->
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RT @NWSTwinCities: We've been getting a lot of questions recently about the brown-vs-white Christmas history in the Twin Cities. So, here's….
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'Real Problems with Fake Grass' - want a concise (2-page), plain language summary of some of the issues with artificial turf take a look at my recent article in MPSFMA News here (pgs. 8-9) ->
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What drives satisfaction with rain gardens years after they've been installed? It depends on a persons original motivation for installing one! Learn more in a new open-access publication here ->
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RT @UMNTurf: Are fine fescues really lower input compared to other cool season turfgrasses? Find out in our new blog by @erictwatkins.https….
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Sadly not surprised. When I started down the path of research in urban lawns, this exact thing stood out to me, while 'urban green spaces' are talked about a lot, hardly anyone mentions what makes up a large portion of those spaces. turfgrass!.
A review of over 4,000 articles on urban green space research. Here is the cluster analysis of terms in those articles over 30 years. One term suspiciously missing, considering it makes up about 50% of urban green space by land cover 🤔.
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