By Devin Floyd On March 16, 2020, The CUH Stewardship Team accomplished a small prescribed burn in an HOA regulated neighborhood. The burn was implemented at the site of a 2,000 sq.ft. prairie restoration experiment. The experiment has been focused on quantifying methods and costs for converting lawns that are dominated by tough non-native species […]
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Question: What are the top 5 things you would like to see changed in Charlottesville/Albemarle that would make our community better? (Part 3 of 5)
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A new aesthetic: The new All-American lawn By Devin Floyd “Punishing residents for taking care of the life we share the land with is irresponsible. It promotes ignorance, and it robs our children of place-based knowledge.” I dream of a new All-American Lawn: one that is beautiful, handles its own storm water (slowing it […]
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Question: What are the top 5 things you would like to see changed in Charlottesville/Albemarle that would make our community better? (Part 2 of 5)
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Daylight Streams By Devin Floyd Devin Floyd, Executive Director of Center for Urban Habitats, was asked to represent the environmental faction of the Charlottesville Area community in a feature article in the Cville Weekly newspaper. Along with other representatives of various factions of society, he contributed short responses to the following question: “What are the […]
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Question: What are the top 5 things you would like to see changed in Charlottesville/Albemarle that would make our community better? (Part 1 of 5)
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Environmental Education By Devin Floyd Devin Floyd, Executive Director of Center for Urban Habitats, was asked to represent the environmental faction of the Charlottesville Area community in a feature article in the Cville Weekly newspaper. Along with other representatives of various factions of society, he contributed short responses to the following question: “What are the […]
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By Ezra Staengl, December 5, 2019 CUH field techs Drew, Emily, and I tromped through our 400 square meter sample plot in a field next to Route 20 near Charlottesville. It was not a high integrity grassland by any means — by far the most abundant species was wingstem, an extremely common species able to […]
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by Olivia Lewis, December 4, 2019 When you visit an open woodland or roadside in the Ragged Mountains of Virginia during the summer, a variety of woodland wildflowers assail you with color. Bright golden Wingstem (Verbesina alternifolia) and Crownbeard (Verbesina occidentalis) flowers, yellow Woodland Sunflower (Helianthus divaricatus), green Lespedeza (Lespedeza species) and plumes of Goldenrod […]
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by Rachel Floyd, November 28, 2019 When you’re two, Prairie grasses can tickle your cheeks and your baby doll has to be held very tightly as you push your way through them. When you’re two, a 65 degree day in November might call for first taking off your coat, then your shirt and sitting down […]
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Center for Urban Habitats begins Biological Assessment of newly acquired Charlottesville Park Land in Albemarle County, Va. By Devin Floyd, Center for Urban Habitats November 11, 2019 Center for Urban Habitats (CUH) is excited to be partnering with The City of Charlottesville to accomplish a baseline biological assessment of a tract of land very close […]
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By Devin Floyd, Center for Urban Habitats October 17, 2019 This little patch of prairie in Charlottesville tells a story that is far deeper than the narrative of conservation landscaping and pollinators. It traces and honors an ancient path, and is a tribute to the lost culture, animals, and ecosystems of the Piedmont. Indeed, any […]
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By Jolene Esposito, Center for Urban Habitats October 9, 2019 As Marketing Manager, I am responsible for managing and promoting CUH’s content. I also think it is valuable (and educational!) to know what each team within CUH does as part of their work. Two weeks ago I joined Ezra Staengl, Emily Luebke, and Drew Chaney […]