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From the summer archives, a #kingfisher enjoying a swim and an unsuccessful hunt.

#BirdOfTheDay #urbanforests #India #Birds
August 27, 2026 at 5:23 PM
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Here's a #sleepy Spotted Owlet for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme

##urbanForests #India
A small, brown-and-white spotted owlet sits perched on a thick, textured tree branch, contentedly asleep.
September 4, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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It's Another Mordor Sunrise...
staring slowly 'cross the sky,
I said goodbye,
The days go by.

(Popping Vitamin Ds and running faster than the 'yotes. Sigh.)
#scape #eastcoastkin #yeg #classicmono #bnw #yeg #blackandwhite #photography #forestfriday #urbanforests
A weak sun hangs over an apartment photographed through Edmonton's river valley.
January 2, 2026 at 10:10 PM
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Here are a pair of Indian White-eye (formerly Oriental White-eye) for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Pairs

#UrbanForests #India #Birds #NaturePhotography
A pair of bright yellow Indian White-eye birds (called so for the white circle around the eye) on a slender branch of the Murud Sheng (Indian Screw Tree or Helicteres isora). The bright red orchid like flowers of the tree are on display.
September 26, 2026 at 6:28 AM
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6⃣ benefits of #UrbanTrees 👇

🍃 Cool air
🫁 Remove pollutants
🖤 Absorb carbon
🐞 Increase biodiversity
💚 Improve health
💱 Increase property value

#UrbanForests #ExtremeHeat
July 1, 2026 at 8:03 AM
melissamarselle.bsky.social
Our new #DrForest paper has found canopy density & tree species diversity have varying impacts on health & wellbeing 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#foresthealth #biodiversity #urbanforests #forestmanagement #environmentalhealth #urbanplanning #research #Sustainability
May 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
fao.org
6⃣ benefits of #UrbanTrees 👇

🍃 Cool air
🫁 Remove pollutants
🖤 Absorb carbon
🐞 Increase biodiversity
💚 Improve health
💱 Increase property value

#UrbanForests #WorldHealthDay
April 4, 2026 at 1:37 PM
katzyna.bsky.social
One thing Polish State Forests are consistent at is chop chop chop chipping away at #LasMokrzański the lungs of Wrocław. #urbanforests
December 21, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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6⃣ benefits of #UrbanTrees 👇

🍃 Cool air
🫁 Remove pollutants
🖤 Absorb carbon
🐞 Increase biodiversity
💚 Improve health
💱 Increase property value

#UrbanForests #ExtremeHeat
August 1, 2026 at 10:10 AM
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Drum roll, please! In celebration of California Arbor Week, it is time to announce the winners of the 2025 Poster Contest.
youtu.be/2IFEjaB37xo
#CaliforniaArborDay #TreesRootOurCommunity #UrbanForests #UrbanTrees
California Arbor Week Poster Content winners 2025
YouTube video by CAL FIRE TV
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March 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Paris, by example, acting positively to face a future increase in temperature due to climate change by planting more trees to reduce heat island impacts in urban areas. #climate #trees #urbanforests
brenttoderian.bsky.social Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Jan 23
According to the City of Paris, in the last 10 years 150,000 trees have been planted and 45 hectares of parks created in the city, all intended to not only improve quality-of-life today, but also help the city adapt to and manage summer heatwaves of 50℃ (122F) by 2050.

Plant a lot more urban trees.
Park filled with trees in Paris
January 26, 2025 at 3:54 AM
bigbarnacle.bsky.social
A brief glimpse of sun after a day of rain on #ForestFriday @uvic.ca #BowkerCreek #BowkerCreekWatershed #UrbanForests
View of mixed forest in Bowker Creek watershed, University Of Victoria Close view of moss growing on tree trunk in Bowker Creek watershed, University Of Victoria View of Oregon Grape bushes in Bowker Creek watershed, University Of Victoria View of mixed forest in Bowker Creek watershed, University Of Victoria
September 26, 2026 at 4:46 AM
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New greening project underway #installation #urbansoils #biochar #urbanforests
October 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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We published this open letter on #UrbanForests as essential(!!) infrastructure for climate resilience & biodiversity aimed at policymakers at #COP30.

4🗝️priorities🧵👇
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plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social Plants, People, Planet @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social · Nov 10
In their Open Letter, Manuel Esperon-Rodriguez, et al. highlight the importance of #UrbanForests as essential infrastructure to policy makers at #COP30, which begins today in Brazil 👇

nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

#NatureBasedSolutions #PlantScience 🧵
An overhead view of a complex arrangement of trees and vegetation amidst tall buildings in a busy urban setting.
November 11, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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Trees in cities create healthy communities. They reduce urban heat island impacts and along streets help make it cooler in hot weather which gets more people out walking. #urbanforests
activetowns.bsky.social Active Towns @activetowns.bsky.social · Feb 7
The street redesign emphasizes trees and shading, ensuring shade for cooling and reducing urban heat islands. They also promote walkability, leading to reduced obesity, cardiovascular disease, and mental health problems. See 🧵 for my video of Main Street. www.cnu.org/publicsquare...
Hurricane-ravaged city bounces back with new main street
Charter award-winning plan is the basis for a much-needed makeover of Harrison Avenue, Panama City, Florida.
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February 18, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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Lifer! White Wagtail at #Anandvan #urbanforests in Pune, #India. Also a first sighting of the bird in that area.
#birds
#birdphotography
#India
#Canon
#Nature
October 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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These natural areas support kids’ healing, learning, and well-being—especially after fire. Greener schools mean healthier, cooler, more resilient communities.

#GreenSchoolyards #UrbanForests #GrantsAtWork #GreenSchools #CityOfTrees
April 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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The need for preserving old trees in urban areas
#GiftArticle #UrbanForests #HumanEcology #Ecology #Sustainability 🎁
www.nytimes.com/2024/04/22/o...
Opinion | Why Aren’t We Saving the Urban Forests?
We have become so separate from the natural world that we don’t feel safe in the presence of well maintained trees.
www.nytimes.com
April 22, 2024 at 2:29 PM
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Everyone loses their head sometime 😜

A red wattled lapwing enjoying dunking its head in to the water
#birds #nature #photography #urbanforests #Anandvan
A red wattled lapwing with its head dipped in to the water. It looks headless.
April 13, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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Autumn’s got me walking slower…taking it all in 🍂🍁
#urbanforests #trees #fall #nature #fallcolors #autumnvibes
October 4, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Good Evening BlueSky! 🍄‍🟫
#FungiFriends

Here's what I've been reasonably advised is a Hemipholiota populnea with 95% certainty.

Mind you I'm just a #photographer not a #mycologist
🍄‍🟫🍄😁

#Fungi #Mushrooms #Photography #UrbanForests #OriginalContent #DoomScrolling
A wild mushroom called Hemipholiota populnea, growing in the middle of a tree stump beside the Culham Trail in the Credit River Valley.
October 5, 2024 at 11:20 PM
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These 100+ year old poplars next to a busy children's playground in ChCh, New Zealand have been assessed as unsafe and will be removed. Urban forestry has to balance the benefits and risks of urban trees www.facebook.com/share/p/QcqA...

#urbanforestry
#urbanforests
#arboriculture
November 18, 2024 at 9:31 AM
fao.org
6⃣ benefits of #UrbanTrees 👇

🍃 Cool air
🫁 Remove pollutants
🖤 Absorb carbon
🐞 Increase biodiversity
💚 Improve health
💱 Increase property value

#UrbanForests #ExtremeHeat
September 1, 2026 at 5:28 PM
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🌿 Trees = Nature’s air conditioners. They cool our cities, clean our air, and fight climate change,all without a single watt of electricity. Why aren’t we planting more of them? 🌳 #UrbanForests #EcoFriendly
February 9, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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Spent a lovely morning with a pair of shikra who were happy to show-off their respective distinctive iris colours at Anandvan, Pune, India.

#predators #birds #photography #nature #urbanforests #anandvan #pune
Profile of a female shikra with her yellow iris visible Female shikra perched on a branch Male shikra profile with his distinctive red iris visible
April 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM