Worldwide Director of Business Development at DeepRoot, Silva Cell, Advocate of Thriving Green Infrastructure, Former Landscape Architect, RISD MLA, SF Bay Area
Berkeley California
Joined November 2013
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What and honor to be part of this transformation.
Do you remember when East Bayfront was mostly parking lots and warehouses? Now home to Canada’s Sugar Beach, @GBCollege, and Corus, this area looks and feels completely different to what it did 15 years ago. waterfrontoronto.ca/our-proj…
ALT A mostly empty parking lot and some warehouses, seen from the air.
ALT A beach, a row of colourful trees, and modern looking buildings next to a park.
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Do you remember when East Bayfront was mostly parking lots and warehouses? Now home to Canada’s Sugar Beach, @GBCollege, and Corus, this area looks and feels completely different to what it did 15 years ago. waterfrontoronto.ca/our-proj…
ALT A mostly empty parking lot and some warehouses, seen from the air.
ALT A beach, a row of colourful trees, and modern looking buildings next to a park.
Shawn Freedberg retweeted
Trees and green spaces help slow the rate of rainwater build up in our streets simply by acting like giant water hoovers 🌳
This is a great example of forward thinking and making space for urban nature 🌻
🌧️🌱 2 years ago, we installed these Rain Garden #SuDS in @wfcouncil & their continued lushness is all thanks to the incredible #community committed to their #maintenance. This highlights the vital role of #communityengagement in every project 🌿🤝@Labourstone @CannHallCllr
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Affirmative action was never a complete answer in the drive towards a more just society. But for generations of students who had been systematically excluded from most of America’s key institutions—it gave us the chance to show we more than deserved a seat at the table.
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s recent decision, it’s time to redouble our efforts.
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Just completed 30 LTN Rain Gardens with SuDS in Lambeth. Providing floodwater drainage as well as green places for biodiversity. Quicker & cheaper than traditional approaches to flood alleviation.
@lambeth_council @RezinaChowdhury
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😂I just went to Lowe’s and bought the crappiest red maple they had on the lot to use in the final exam of my Arboriculture course on Monday to quiz the students on the features of bad nursery stock. Unfortunately, Lowe’s had plenty to choose from. 😟
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Look 👀 up
Every now and then, when you’re walking along the street, stop and look up. You’ll be surprised to find yourself surrounded by some magnificent trees 🌳
Soak up a moment of calm 😌on us 👇
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The design of Queens Quay East should serve as a welcoming space that is safe for its many users by creating a defined separation between the promenade and the Martin Goodman Trail. We want to hear your feedback! Tell us here: s-ca.chkmkt.com/?e=319791&h=…
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We ALL need to play a part in creating a greener future🌍
Bringing up a young child, Philippe understands this only too well.
He’s taken the simple, but powerful step, of sponsoring and pledging to water a new street tree 🌳
Our actions all add up.
👉Treesforstreets.org – at Harrow, London
ALT Philippe hold his baby child next to the tree he's sponsored out in his street.
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Urban trees🌳are the ultimate multi-taskers
⛱️Keep our streets cool
🌧️Reduce flooding
🚗Absorb pollution
📢Absorb noise
🐞Re-connect us with nature
😀Help protect our mental and physical wellbeing
Let’s fill our streets with trees!🌳
👉Treesforstreets.org – at Hackney, London
ALT A image showing trees in a urban residential setting
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Amazing what a single tree can do to improve the urban environment Café des Minimes Brussels - do you recognize the species? 🌳 – at Brussels, Belgium
