Research, Education, and Community Action for Healthy Urban Ecosystems
Building Healthy Urban Ecosystems...
Founded in 1998, the Urban Ecology Institute (UEI) and its community and educational partners have been improving the health of urban ecosystems through research, education, and community action. Our mission is to help urban communities build healthy, vibrant cities by educating residents about their environment, connecting them to each other, and engaging them in the transformation of their neighborhoods into places where people love to live.
The July 2010 edition of the CityRoots Dig is now online! Read more for updates on the ongoing CityRoots project sites, and for information on the upcoming Invasive Plants workshop on August 18.
>> Access the full CityRoots Dig archive to read past editions 
Thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation, UEI has been working alongside the Lynch School of Education and the Environmental Science program at Boston College to engage urban high school students and teachers in the use of geospatial and visualization technologies in their ecological investigations.
>> Read the complete NSF project highlight (PDF)
>> Read the full press relase (PDF)
The 2010 CityRoots season is underway, following a kick-off for the four groups selected for funding, and a grant from the Garden Club of the Back Bay, to support the program's implementation.
>> Read the full press release (PDF)
UEI was on-hand in Roxbury for an Arbor Day tree planting, joining the City of Boston in recognizing the organizational recipients of a tree planting grant, adding new trees to the Boston canopy. (more...)