Surface Walk with Nance Klehm Saturday February 11th

...episode 38 of the Root Simple Podcast) is in town! Here’s the 411: Sat, Feb 11, 2017, 2–4 pm Bowtie Project 2780 W. Casitas Ave Los Angeles, CA 90039 TICKETS $30 Ecologist and professional forager Nance Klehm will lead a walk at the Bowtie Project exploring the human uses and ecological functions of the native and spontaneous vegetation at the site. On this walk we will investigate how the vegetation relates to the ecology and vitality of the soil...

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Saturday Tweets: One Crazy Week

Cat crashes a fashion show catwalk, hilarity ensues https://t.co/6ijoZweum8 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) October 30, 2018 A Mandarin Duck Mysteriously Appears in Central Park, to Birders’ Delight https://t.co/WBnURUNyTN — Root Simple (@rootsimple) November 3, 2018 Here’s Why Climate Activists Are Hitting The Panic Button Over Brazil’s New President. If Jair Bolsonaro opens the Amazon to more business, as his backers want, the new president threate...

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Saturday Tweets: DIY WiFi Antennas, Cardboard Drones and Giant Crabs

Hand+Ink Letterpress in Aluminum https://t.co/p8KPpoZLcL — Root Simple (@rootsimple) February 2, 2017 Rebuilding, Testing and Documenting Self-Made Wi-Fi Antennas https://t.co/fdXIr2eUyj pic.twitter.com/b9yObicrLF — lowtechmagazine (@lowtechmagazine) February 1, 2017 Parks Without Borders: Creating a Seamless Public Realm https://t.co/dPTRd1ReyK — Thomas Rainer (@ThomasRainerDC) February 1, 2017 A residential contractor shares what's in his t...

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Saturday Tweets: Goodbye 2018

Photos Document the Decorated Clay Houses of a Royal African Village https://t.co/u46HgnlFNu — Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 27, 2018 Centennial at Tejon Ranch https://t.co/DMXelleR6H via @wordpressdotcom — Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 22, 2018 Got in our @Zipcar we've been driving for 3 days. It doesn't start. Call Zipcar and get told that the car can't access the internet so it won't start. The only option is to have...

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Saturday Tweets: Rocket Emissions, Tarkovsky and Borges Quoting Furby

...hould get an automatic bike lane #bikeLA — Neel Sodha (@NeelSodha) December 11, 2018 LA Times: "Despite Garcetti’s enlightened climate oratory, transportation trends in L.A. are going in the wrong direction under his watch." https://t.co/Yy3bhgdA41 — Bike The Vote L.A. (@bikethevote) December 10, 2018 Employees of @Tesla parked in Demo Cars in the bike lane @LAAutoShow @elonmusk #BikeLA #LAAutoShow #VisionZeroLA #cycling @josehuizar @LAcycleHelper...

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