In the News & Other Postings

Swan Give Lecture at WSL Center for Biodiversity, Switzerland – June 2022

UMBC’s Chris Swan featured in The Atlantic for transforming vacant lots in Baltimore – UMBC News, February 2018

The Ecologists Turning Vacant Lots into Labs – The Atlantic, February 2018

What should grow in a vacant lot? – CityLab, February 2018

Creating a Sustainable Future: 5 essential reads – The Conversation, December 2017

Greenlaurel: Solving Baltimore’s Vacant Lot Problem, One Wildflower Meadow at a Time – Baltimore Fishbowl, October 2017

Key to stream restoration success: location, location, location – The Bay Journal, October 2017

Horticulture brings a breath of fresh air to Baltimore inmates – The Retriever Weekly, May 2015

UMBC initiative recruits inmates to spruce up vacant lots in West Baltimore – Baltimore Sun, April 2015

Inmate grasses and wildflowers bloom in vacant Baltimore lots – July 2014

Inmates Plant Wildflower and Grass Seeds in Vacant Baltimore Lots – April 2014

Road Salt Report – Living on Earth, March 2013

Will NW Environment Pay For Road Salt’s Benefits? – Oregon Public Broadcasting, January 2012

BES LTER Communicating Science Meeting – LTER Network News, July 2011