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3 TTF Members selected for international Urban Design presentation

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On January 25, 2023, three experts in urban design and forestry from Texas Trees Foundation (TTF) were invited to present to the Global Sustainability Group and the internationally renowned architectural firm NBBJ, a design team working on TTF’s Southwest Medical District Transformation project. Abstract below. Lannie McClelan, SWMD Program Manager Rose Jones, Ph.D., Medical Anthropologist, […]

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Southwestern Medical District Transformation: 2022 Year in Review

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SWMD 2022 Year in Review The Intersection of Health and Nature Southwestern Medical District Green Spine and Park Project Rooted in the City of Dallas for more than a century, the Southwestern Medical District (SWMD) is a premier medical center surrounded by active communities. The Texas Trees Foundation is leading the effort to transform Harry

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Indigenous Biophilic Design & Equitable Access to Nature Planning

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“Biophilia is humankind’s innate biological connection with nature. It helps explain why crackling fires and crashing waves captivate us; why a garden view can enhance our creativity; why shadows and heights instill fascination and fear; and why animal companionship and strolling through a park have restorative, healing effects,” (14 Patterns of Biophilic Design, Terrapin Bright

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Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) & Worldviews on Nature

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The concept of how humans and non-humans define and ultimately engage with each other is under hot debate as new solutions for planetary health are sought. At core are fundamental differences in philosophical systems of belief. In contrast to Western precepts of nature where humans tend to be segregated and disconnected from nature, Native American

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Texas Trees Foundation Offers Free Trees to ‘Cool School’ Parents, Local Residents

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The Texas Trees Foundation is giving complimentary trees to those who live within five miles of a future Cool Schools Neighborhood Park or have a child who attends one of Dallas ISD’s “Cool Schools.” Walnut Hill Leadership Institute of Preston Hollow is one of these “Cool Schools.” The free trees, available until Nov. 11, are

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Moseley Elementary Plants 88 trees with Texas Trees Foundation

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Moseley Elementary Plants 88 Trees with Texas Trees Foundation Texas Trees Foundation Launches Cool School at Moseley Elementary A total of 439 students and 6 teachers participated in a day full of learning, planting and tree care. Texas Trees Foundation will continue to monitor the success of each tree throughout the year. Learn more about

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Transforming Sustainably and Regeneratively

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Texas Trees Foundation seeks to conserve, connect, restore, and enhance the urban ecosystem along the SWMD Streetscape Project so that people thrive in a healthier and more responsible environment where they work, live, and visit.  The 2016 Southwestern Medical District Urban Streetscape Master Plan outlined a framework for healthy systems, healthy people, and healthy environment

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