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  • An Excerpt from Fungal: Foraging in the Urban Forest by Ariel Gordon banner. Background image of illlustrated city scape with vines growing on buildings and mushrooms sprouting above, set against pink. Solid dark area to the right of image with text overlaid and Open Book logo. Author photo to centre-left, woman with long brown hair flowing down and over her shoulder, wearing glasses and an ourdoorsy jacket, standing slightly askance and smiling outwardly.
    An Excerpt from Fungal: Foraging in the Urban Forest by Ariel Gordon banner. Background image of illlustrated city scape with vines growing on buildings and mushrooms sprouting above, set against pink. Solid dark area to the right of image with text overlaid and Open Book logo. Author photo to centre-left, woman with long brown hair flowing down and over her shoulder, wearing glasses and an ourdoorsy jacket, standing slightly askance and smiling outwardly.
    June 26, 2024

    Read an Excerpt from Fungal: Foraging in the Urban Forest by Ariel Gordon

    Though many of us live in urban surroundings, and may well be caught up in all of the concrete, glass, and metals that make up our neighbourhoods and streets, the natural world is always there, beneath ...

  • "For Me, Everything That Isn’t Asphalt and Concrete is Part of the Urban Forest" Read an Excerpt from Treed by Ariel Gordon
    "For Me, Everything That Isn’t Asphalt and Concrete is Part of the Urban Forest" Read an Excerpt from Treed by Ariel Gordon
    June 26, 2019

    "For Me, Everything That Isn’t Asphalt and Concrete is Part of the Urban Forest" Read an Excerpt from Treed by Ariel Gordon

    A walk in the woods is a deceptively simple thing. From the complex ecosystems we pass to the psychological effects of spending time in a natural setting, our simple walks can be something fascinating ...

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