Praxis in Landscape Architecture

Some news highlights from the end of June.

• Fruit (“civic” fruit, urban orchards ) is very popular.
• City budget cuts mean tall grass and parks dependent on the kindness of strangers.
• Bleak report on the state of U.S. national parks probably fell on deaf ears.
• Up-by-bootstraps community activism, inspiration from around the country.
• More good news, successful river restoration in the Great Lakes region (Ohio).
• Study on hospital admissions during heat waves prompts questions: How might landscape mitigate public health effects of extreme heat? Do we need to do more?