our work outside of blue+green

• published articles

  CSLA Article October 2008 Soils Under The City
  By Kevin Connery
  “Soil, literally and figuratively underlies human civilization.  Without it, the earth’s surface would be incapable of supporting life as we know it. Unfortunately urbanization has not been kind to soil. Many of the world’s most productive soils are found in relatively flat areas: the same areas that historically are where humans choose to settle…”

  CSLA Article October 2009 Planning For An Avian Invasion
  By Kevin Connery
  “It is news to no one that the decline in biological diversity across the planet has been precipitous.  The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), arguably the leading authority on the health of the planet’s flora and fauna, estimates the species extinction rate is “between 1,000 and 10,000 times higher” than the expected natural extinction rate. These are troubling statistics…”

• guest editor publications

  Landscapes Paysages Fall 2010
  Landscape Architecture in Canada edited by Kevin Connery

• non-profit volunteer work

  EcoUrbia Network “EcoUrbia is a not-for profit organization, and a community-based sustainability portal. Our goal is to create connections amongst sustainability-driven groups and organizations, and provide a forum where we can share initiatives in support of resilient communities. Sustainability is an urgent challenge, and there are many ways that we can be-know-do more to support ourselves and others…”
  Kevin Connery is a board member of this North Vancouver based nonprofit group