Volume 3, Issue 1
Hidden Gems of the Miller Library, Part III
Neighbors go green to improve their aesthetic environment
found by Information Technology Librarian Tracy Mehlin

In this ongoing series, Library staff share favorite finds.

Municipal street tree giveaways often focus on the environmental benefits of trees. Researchers from Clark University & the USDA Forest Service discovered that participants in such programs cited “trees are pleasing to the eye” as the top reason they value trees. The study also looked into the ways participants become aware of street tree planting programs.

  Sustainable Design resources on display

Whether or not you're participating in a sustainability seminar such as ESRM 300, you'll want to visit the display area near the library's north windows. We're featuring a selection of our best resources for sustainable design.

What are the hallmarks of sustainable design? What's being done locally and worldwide to promote and advance green design? How can you get involved? Our current display gives you the chance to get up to date on the latest trends and go deeper with research into the roots of this important field.

One local example, Malcolm Howard's 2015 thesis Prairie Rain Garden Design and Installation Project, pictured at left, is on virtual display while our hard copy is at the bindery. Read the full text, linked at left from our online catalog record.

Bark! And much more...
Photography by Al Dodson
In the library through February 12

Al Dodson, whose family has called the Northwest home for three generations, brings the textures and colors of tree bark into sharp focus for his latest show. His aim: to give viewers a personal look at plants, "photographing their more subtle and elusive qualities and bringing them to light so that the more casual observer might appreciate them." The exhibit also features a sampling of his landscapes and native plant portaits. See a gallery of Al's work at his website, aldodson.com.

New to the Library December 2015