Kate Orff@KateOrff

landscape architect, founder @SCAPE_studio Prof @ColumbiaGSAPP, @ColumbiaUD #PetrochemicalAmerica, @allwecansave

 New York City
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Joined November 2012
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Hi everyone. I’m going dark here. Last post via @NYTimes nytimes.com/interactive/2023…

The Consequences of Elon Musk’s Ownership of X (Published 2023)

Dozens of studies of posts on X from multiple organizations have shown a similar trend: an increase in harmful content during Mr. Musk’s tenure.

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The new 31-acre Tom Lee Park in Memphis by SCAPE and Studio Gang activates a riverfront site with playgrounds, a pavilion, native plantings, and new walking paths. ow.ly/Hvkv50Q49gh
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This N.Y.C. Building Is in the Bird-Killing Hall of Shame. It Wants Out. (Published 2023)

A shiny glass condo property in the city has become notorious for deadly crashes, so some residents are pushing for change.

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To Save Monarch Butterflies, They Had to Silence the Lawn Mowers (Published 2023)

An unlikely group of New Yorkers is winning small victories in the battle to protect butterfly habitats.

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Architectural crime scene ⁦@McCormick_Place⁩ ⁦@chicago⁩ ⁦@archpaper⁩ ⁦@ArchRecord⁩ nytimes.com/2023/10/08/us/bi…

Nearly 1,000 Birds Die After Striking Chicago Building (Published 2023)

At least 961 birds died in one night in Chicago after crashing into the windows of the McCormick Place Lakeside Center during the height of the fall migration.

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In 1990, an Army Corps engineer warned that deepening the Mississippi for ships would trigger a drinking water crisis in Louisiana. 33 years later, he says the Corps' dredging - more than drought - brought salt water to New Orleans’ doorstep nola.com/news/environment/co…

Corps knew for decades that dredging the Mississippi would trigger a water crisis

The Corps of Engineers has long known that dredging the Mississippi River would cause trouble for drinking water supplies.

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Nearly 1,000 birds died after striking the windows at McCormick Place convention center on October 5: the most Field collecting efforts have documented in the past 40 years. 📸: Lauren Nassef
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Window collisions are preventable, and contrary to popular belief, they are not a skyscraper problem. Birds collide on lower floors where trees and foliage are reflected in the glass. If birds are hitting your windows, please mark them! 📷: @tristanahigg
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There was a big movement of woodpeckers last night, and the yellow-bellied sapsuckers have arrived in force. We've received 7 so far today, among our 25 window-collision victims. It's always hard to see these beautiful birds hurt and killed so needlessly. 📷 @tristanahigg
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Today’s Daily Cartoon, by @PaulNoth. #NewYorkerCartoons
The Founding Fathers sit around a table while they review the Constitution. One says, “So we agree that the whole government can be shut down by a consensus of Congress’s ten biggest weirdos?”

ALT The Founding Fathers sit around a table while they review the Constitution. One says, “So we agree that the whole government can be shut down by a consensus of Congress’s ten biggest weirdos?”

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America Is Using Up Its Groundwater Like There’s No Tomorrow (Published 2023)

Unchecked overuse is draining and damaging aquifers nationwide, a data investigation by the New York Times revealed, threatening millions of people and America’s status as a food superpower.

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Corps to barge 36M gallons of freshwater daily to fight salt | Environment | nola.com nola.com/news/environment/co…
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The web of life : Red knot numbers have declined by 94% over the past 40 years, npr.org/2023/09/23/120062053…

Vaccines are still tested with horseshoe crab blood. The industry is finally changing

The horseshoe crab bleeding industry is in transition. One biomedical company agreed to more oversight, and a regulatory group is paving the way for drug companies to use animal-free alternatives.

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Wanted: 20,000 Young Americans to Fight Climate Change (Published 2023)

The White House plans to create an “American Climate Corps” that would train thousands of young people for green jobs.

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Ahem @NYTimes @nytimesbusiness REWRITE this headline. How can you have decades of climate reporting confirming fossil fuel consumption = ongoing global collapse of livelihoods & ecosystems & promulgate false narrative of “growth.” Get someone new on this beat like @amywestervelt
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This magnolia warbler was also among the lucky, if unhappy, few yesterday. If you see a window-struck bird stunned or lying on the sidewalk, you have been chosen to help! Please place the bird in a paper bag (ideally) and bring it to WBF or a rehabber near you. 📷: Phyllis Tseng
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