Volume 3, Issue 4
Post-sale book bargains at the library through Wednesday

Thank you all for your support during our annual book sale! Now that the sale day has passed, there are still some great books remaining, and we would love to share them with you. Many items are free, others drastically discounted, and they are available for a limited time only--through Wednesday, April 6--in the library Program Room.

Shop today for the best selection!     
Spotlight on landscape plant recognition resources

From the peer-reviewed journals: a new study of urban green space
highlighted by Tracy Mehlin

Haaland C, Bosch CK van den. 2015. Challenges and strategies for urban green-space planning in cities undergoing densification: a review. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 14:760–771.

The desire to curtail urban sprawl has gained momentum, including in Seattle. One risk of densification is diminished green spaces. The authors have made an exhaustive review of literature to identify the various negative effects of development on global urban green spaces.  One of the suggested strategies for increasing green space is to take a landscape ecology approach with buffer zones and connecting  corridors to make a network of “green fingers.” The article concludes with a discussion of how a focus on the ecosystem value provided by green spaces may motivate urban planners to recognize green spaces have more than just aesthetic value.

New to the Library March 2016