Deb Marr, Professor of Ecology, Department of Biological Sciences and Faculty member of Sustainability Studies at IUSB
Wednesday September 4th 2024 - 6:30 pm ET
Leighton Auditorium, Main Branch, St. Joseph County Public Library
How can urban landscapes improve air and water quality, cool neighborhoods on a hot day, and support biodiversity?
Join Deb Marr, Professor of Ecology, Department of Biological Sciences and Faculty member of Sustainability Studies at IUSB, to explore this topic!
Urban landscapes are more than backdrops — they reflect our history, knowledge, and affect the health of our communities in fundamental ways. The city of South Bend is working to nearly double our urban tree canopy coverage.
In this talk we will explore ways that soil ecology and increasing tree canopy coverage can improve human health, as well as address the complex problems of climate change and loss of biodiversity. Deb will share some early data that we have on ways that soil ecology is affected by landscaping practices, and connections between landscape and carbon emissions.
