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, locationThe Bay Journal, October 2017

Horticulture brings a breath of fresh air to Baltimore inmatesThe Retriever Weekly, May 2015

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

Inmate grasses and wildflowers bloom in vacant Baltimore lotsJuly 2014

Inmates Plant Wildflower and Grass Seeds in Vacant Baltimore LotsApril 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 MeetingLTER Network News, July 2011