CMAP - Ecosystems
This is the focus area for you if you want to explore these questions:
- How can ecosystem stewardship help to recapture and draw down carbon from the atmosphere?
- How do we enhance the resilience of ecosystems to climate extremes?
- How can these resilient landscapes enhance urban community resilience to climate extremes?
Topics might include:
Carbon sequestration | Sustainable agriculture | Forestry | Pollinator protection | Pesticide policies
Checkout these slides presented at the launch event, and keep scrolling to share your ideas. You can also download them in Spanish.
This is the focus area for you if you want to explore these questions:
- How can ecosystem stewardship help to recapture and draw down carbon from the atmosphere?
- How do we enhance the resilience of ecosystems to climate extremes?
- How can these resilient landscapes enhance urban community resilience to climate extremes?
Topics might include:
Carbon sequestration | Sustainable agriculture | Forestry | Pollinator protection | Pesticide policies
Checkout these slides presented at the launch event, and keep scrolling to share your ideas. You can also download them in Spanish.
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Ideas For Ecological Systems Change
over 4 years agoWhat big ideas (think systems change) should we as a community explore to:
- Enhance current carbon farming pilots
- Support soil science and our urban tree canopy
- Create sustainable agriculture opportunities
- Protect pollinators and eliminate use of chemical pesticides
emmettdubbssover 3 years agoIncorporating Wildfire Education into elementary schools.
Hi all, with the current state of wildfires in California and our beautiful state of Colorado, I think that we should incorporate more education into the curriculum of Boulder elementary and middle schools. If kids are educated from a younger age on the causes of wildfires, along with their lasting impacts, they are more likely to push for change from a younger age. Change starts with the younger generations, and I feel that in the coming years, these generations will be the ones to either allow us to change or fail. Failure is not an option, and I think that starting with incorporation of education into younger age groups Is a great start.
0 comment0Shelbyauerbachover 3 years agoRequire Students to learn about Boulders ecosystems and envrionment
Change begins with teaching younger generations. To ensure our future environment is protected we must implement not only ecology courses but sustainability and pollution courses as well. If our future generations were to learn about pollution from cars, factories, and more this may sway generations to choose to buy different products and research where there daily items and routines come from.
0 comment0BenWoolfover 3 years agoIncrease sustainability of the City through land use changes
Allow more people to live, work and play inside of the City of Boulder. Change land use regulations to allow taller buildings around public transit, more multi-use buildings, more residential units, higher FAR on land parcels, etc. This will reduce commuter demand and demand for trips around Boulder by single use vehicles. It can also improve adoption of public transportation.
0 comment0oneearth34about 4 years agoRegenerative Agriculture will help us store carbon, improve overall ecosystem health, and lower water consumption
Regenerative agriculture is a solution that can help draw down carbon from the atmosphere, storing carbon in the soil. Conventional farming techniques – growing one crop over a large area, using pesticides and excess fertilizer – are depleting our soil’s health. We need to focus on leasing Boulder lands to more regenerative agriculture focused projects. And help conventional farmers adapt their techniques to save themselves money, improve their soils, and benefit the entire ecosystem of this region. Healthy soils store and can hold carbon long enough to help us meet our carbon-lowering goals by 2030. Healthy soils also help mitigate major water runoff in flooding events. Our area can also look at shifting our landscapes back to what it looked like when settlers first arrived here – very few trees and lawns, and only natural grasses. Our attempts to cultivate personal lawns that need to be watered constantly in the summer, or plant crops that need tons of water to grow, are putting us in danger of water shortages as temperatures rise due to climate change and our population explodes. Xeriscapes for front lawns using native plants that need little water, and regenerative agriculture practices that use water more intelligently on croplands, will help significantly.
0 comment1Ellie Stuckrathover 3 years agoUsing green walls for carbon sequestration and improved urban life
Green walls, put simply, are walls that have plants growing on them. They date back all the way to Babylon. This concept has been around for 1500 years, yet it is hasn't been used frequently until today. All around the world more and more green walls are being built. The Boulder community has always been forward thinking when it comes to environmental conservation and preservation, and I think green walls could be the community's next step towards a more sustainable future. Green walls provide an opportunity to increase carbon sequestration in urban areas. The plants growing on the side of buildings will take the carbon dioxide out of the air, helping to reduce the greenhouse gas effect we are seeing globally. The plants will help cool the buildings in the summer reducing the need for excessive energy used for air conditioning units. It will also help protect the exterior of buildings in cases of sever storms and hailing events. As a result, this will reduce the maintenance cost of many buildings. Furthermore, not only is a green wall aesthetically pleasing, studies have shown that green spaces and gardens significantly improves mental health and someone's ability to heal and recuperate. Green walls are beneficial for the community's mental and physical health, economically beneficial due to reduced maintenance and electrical costs of buildings, and helps with carbon sequestration. Green walls are a part of the solution to a more sustainable future, and I believe that Boulder, as one of the forefront communities of sustainability, should implement this solution as widespread as possible.
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