Links that may or may not be related to gardens, food, travel, nature, or heterotopias and liminal spaces but probably are. Sources in parentheses. Unless mentioned, all links should be free of paywalls.
article/list: Mt. Cuba’s Resilient Canopy Project (Mt Cuba Center, Hockessin, DE) Mt Cuba’s rationale and criteria for six levels of trees to plant (or not) in a changing climate, based on whether and how much the trees will be stressed by warmer temperatures and whether pests and diseases are or will be a issue in such conditions — which applies to all ecosystems and locales — followed by a link to tree list of species meeting each criteria that’s especially for those in the mid-Atlantic.
long essay: Swamp People: Finding refuge and resilience in America’s most reviled landscapes (Ashley Stimpson/Longreads) “Most people, of course, do not love mud or things that scurry. They do not love swamps.” A pilgrimage to all five of the East Coast’s largest swamps: New Jersey’s Great Swamp, the Great Dismal Swamp in Virginia, Congaree [Swamp] National Park in South Carolina, Okefenokee (Georgia), and the Big Cypress Swamp (Florida).
article: What Jane Goodall Taught Us About Healthy Aging (Dana G. Smith and Nina Agrawal/NYT – gifted) Sense of purpose or meaning, positive outlook, staying active, being outdoors enjoying nature, cognitive stimulation, among other factors.
photo essay: This London Houseboat Has a Wood-Burning Stove and Floors Salvaged From an Old Museum (Caitlin Flemming, Julie Goebel, Stephanie Russo/Domino) Located in Regent’s Canal in the Islington area of London.
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