Tag: Climate Change

Exploring how humans shape the ecosystem

Nebraska photographer Dana Fritz is intrigued by grand gestures. Few gestures are as grand as creating what was once the world’s largest hand-planted forest. Fritz spent years exploring Bessey Ranger District and Nursery of the Nebraska National Forest and Grasslands in north-central Nebraska near Halsey. The result is “Field Guide to a Hybrid Landscape” (University […]

Countering killer heat in cities

Extreme heat is the leading natural disaster-related killer in the United States. Especially acute in urban areas, it is expected to worsen as climate change intensifies. A Nebraska researcher is working to better understand the phenomenon and find ways for policymakers and citizens to counter it. Salvador Lindquist, assistant professor of landscape architecture, leads a […]