Our long term research on the ecology of vacant land in Baltimore was recently covered by Baltimore Fishbowl.
"Baltimore City faces a vexing, decades-old question: How do you transform 14,000 vacant lots and properties into healthy neighborhoods? It may just start with a flower meadow.
Part of the 20-year Baltimore Ecosystem Study (BES), the wildflower project on Lafayette Avenue in Sandtown-Winchester is just one project in a comprehensive scientific study focused on helping Baltimore figure out what exactly blighted neighborhoods need to attract private development investment."