Open space

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Supports Metro Boston Urban Reforestation Efforts Through Bluebikes Sponsorship

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023
Newton, Partnership, Adventure Cycling Association, Open space, Tree, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Blue Cross, Electricity, Quality of life, Research, Carbon, Massachusetts Audubon Society, Lyft, Organization, Biodiversity, City, BCBSMA, Water, Biophysical environment, Paper, Commonwealth, Transport, Health, Environment, Road, Renewable energy, Greater Boston, Bloomberg, Grant, Bluebikes

BOSTON, Sept. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of Environmental Awareness Month, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts ("Blue Cross") is donating $1 for every ride taken on Bluebikes in September* to the Boston Tree Alliance, a City of Boston program working with Mass Audubon to bolster the City's tree canopy, the parts of the city that are shaded by trees. The donations will apply to all rides taken across the Bluebikes system's 13 municipalities: Arlington, Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Medford, Newton, Revere, Salem, Somerville, and Watertown. Blue Cross is the sponsor of Bluebikes, which is owned by the municipalities and operated by Lyft.

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  • Blue Cross is the sponsor of Bluebikes, which is owned by the municipalities and operated by Lyft.
  • "We are thrilled about the sponsorship from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Bluebikes, and Lyft and grateful for their commitment to help us grow the tree canopy in environmental justice neighborhoods, delivering equitable solutions to areas that need it most."
  • In the five years of Blue Cross' sponsorship, the system has doubled in size, adding 200 stations and more than 4,000 bikes.
  • *Blue Cross will donate $1 up to $10,000 for every Bluebikes ride taken from September 5 – September 30, 2023.

Hispanic Heritage Foundation and Trinity University Hosted 2023 National LOFT Leadership Institute Summit in San Antonio

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Workforce, Volunteering, White House, Education, Health, Trinity University, Culture, Open space, Hispanic Heritage Foundation, LOFT, Vision, Southwest Airlines, Mentorship, Science, School, Student, Entrepreneurship, Social justice, Community, LLI, Engineering, National Hispanic Heritage Month (United States), HHF, Fellows, Summit, Leadership Institute, Management

San Antonio, TX, July 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF) and Trinity University launched the National LOFT (Latinos on Fast Track) Leadership Institute (LLI) Summit 2023, July 19 through July 23, at Trinity University in San Antonio.

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  • San Antonio, TX, July 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF) and Trinity University launched the National LOFT (Latinos on Fast Track) Leadership Institute (LLI) Summit 2023, July 19 through July 23, at Trinity University in San Antonio.
  • The organizers captured the resulting priorities, ideas, issues, and solutions as guidelines to support the vision of the young leaders through an ongoing LOFT effort.
  • The LLI was launched in 2021, and last year, The White House hosted the LOFT LLI “Open Space” summit in recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month.
  • The 2023 National LOFT Leadership Institute Summit was open to mentors and speakers who wanted to share their educational and career experiences with this year’s young leaders, provide college advice and discuss any resources or opportunities available in their industry.

Traverse Heights 3rd Graders to take Field Trip to Places featured in Children's Book entitled Good Night Traverse City, and each will take home their own book to keep!

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Thursday, May 18, 2023
Public space, Learning, Open space, New Horizons (book), Good Night, Student, PIE, Mission Point Light, Culture, Reading, Tourism

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., May 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On Thursday, May 25 2023 all 3rd grade students at Traverse Heights Elementary will each receive a free copy of Good Night Traverse City, purchased from Horizon Books ( https://www.horizonbooks.com/product/good-night-traverse-city-mandy-toomey ).

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  • TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., May 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On Thursday, May 25 2023 all 3rd grade students at Traverse Heights Elementary will each receive a free copy of Good Night Traverse City, purchased from Horizon Books ( https://www.horizonbooks.com/product/good-night-traverse-city-mandy-toomey ).
  • Making connections between the written word and the real world is so important for children as they move from "learning to read" to "reading to learn."
  • This book will help bridge connections between content and real-world experiences for students.
  • A special thank you to the following businesses for helping make this opportunity a reality:
    Grand Traverse Pie Company for donating the yummy pies.

Anteriad Closes New Clients Including Arizent, HPE and Nisbets, Delivers 180x ROI for ServiceNow, and Updates Anteriad Marketing Cloud

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Cloud, Nisbets, Travel, B2B, Marketing, HPE, Open space, ABM, Acquisition, Meyn Food Processing Technology, Foundry, ServiceNow, ROI, Tufin, Sales, Arizent, Quantcast

In the past few months, Anteriad has closed deals with a number of new clients around the globe including Nisbets, HPE, Open Space, Tufin, ECI Software Solutions, On Process Technology and Arizent.

Key Points: 
  • In the past few months, Anteriad has closed deals with a number of new clients around the globe including Nisbets, HPE, Open Space, Tufin, ECI Software Solutions, On Process Technology and Arizent.
  • “Anteriad helps the world’s leading B2B brands drive significant improvements in ROI.
  • Our customers get in front of their customers faster using our data, expertise and cloud-based technology that can scale to fit our customers’ needs.
  • Allan Cai is Senior Sales Director APAC and a demand generation specialist with experience at Foundry, Selling Simplified and Questex Asia.

$4.6 Million in Federal Funding Approved for Black River Initiative

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023
The Nature Conservancy, Open Space Institute, Swimming, Rocky Point, Recreation, Landscape, U.S. Department of Defense Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace, HUD, Water, OSI, Classification of Indigenous peoples of the Americas, TNC, River, Lynches River, Community service, Restaurant, National Park Service, State government, Coastal Carolina University, Map, Drainage, Open space, Tourism, Master, Town, Partnership, American Society of Landscape Architects, WRA, Community, Quality of life, Drinking, History, United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Camping, Bicol River Hot Paddlers, African Americans, Housing, Drug, Amusement park, Canal, Forestry, University of South Carolina Lancaster

The Black River is both scenic and historic and means a lot to residents.

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  • The Black River is both scenic and historic and means a lot to residents.
  • We are thrilled to see our local efforts become part of the larger regional Black River Initiative.
  • “The Black River Initiative will be an economic generator for the region,” said Senator Graham.
  • “The Black River Initiative is about the intersection of outdoor recreation and economic prosperity.

OSI Unveils Plan to Connect Multi-Use Trails in Ulster, Sullivan, and Orange Counties

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Well, Rosendale Trestle, Tourism, Public health, Open Space Institute, Strategic planning, City, Open space, OSI, Elliman, Acquisition, Minnewaska, History, Recreation, Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, Hudson, Partnership, Transport, Creativity, Nature, Catskill Park, Mohonk Preserve, Exercise, Bay Area Ridge Trail, Road, Renewable energy, Hudson Valley, NEW YORK

OSI is spearheading this visioning effort to develop the unified, primarily off-road trail network that would span more than 250 miles and connect more than 20 communities throughout Ulster, Sullivan, and Orange Counties.

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  • OSI is spearheading this visioning effort to develop the unified, primarily off-road trail network that would span more than 250 miles and connect more than 20 communities throughout Ulster, Sullivan, and Orange Counties.
  • “OSI has been helping Sullivan County implement a plan we completed in 2020 to build out the O&W rail trail.
  • The projects proposed in OSI’s Growing Greenway Plan focus on extending and improving each of the seven major existing trails.
  • The Growing Greenways Plan is part of OSI’s ongoing efforts to connect, create, improve, and expand trails throughout the Hudson Valley and beyond.

What is Lost When There is No Place for Grief in the Workplace?

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Thursday, August 11, 2022
Open Space Technology, Genomics, Social change, Open Space Institute, Open space, Science, Workplace, Learning, Grief, Research, Cell biology, Organization, Management

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- ReImagine Science, a non-profit focused on transforming the way science is done, is co-sponsoring, with the Open Space Institute and Tools for Change, a virtual event to explore 'How do we make space for Grief in the workplace?'. This global event has been co-designed by organizers from the United States, Taiwan and Canada, and will take place on Saturday August 20th from 10am to 3pm EDT.

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  • This global event has been co-designed by organizers from the United States, Taiwan and Canada, and will take place on Saturday August 20th from 10am to 3pm EDT.
  • For Kennan Salinero, ReImagine Science Executive Director and event co-designer, this question is fundamental, as our world and workplaces are going through huge transitions.
  • "We feel it's time to initiate a broader conversation on the structures and practices that are no longer working in our organizations.
  • It's experienced team helps individuals and organizations address issues of power, embrace cultural diversity and tap into intuitive and creative resources.

New Study: U.S. Has Lost Nearly 18,000 Square Miles of Open Space

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Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Population, Loss, Population growth, Interview, Legislation, NumbersUSA, Open space, United States Department of Agriculture, Forest, Research, Oil, Agriculture

The study -- "From Sea to Shining Sprawling Sea: Quantifying the Loss of Open Space in America" -- uses U.S. Department of Agriculture data from every state excluding Alaska to detail how much land has been converted from forests and fields into strip malls, subdivisions, and other development.

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  • ARLINGTON, Va., March 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --America lost 17,800 square miles of open space to development between 2002 and 2017, according to a study released today by NumbersUSA.
  • "Our nation is losing open space at an alarming rate," said Leon Kolankiewicz, an environmental planner and co-author of the study.
  • "We can stay on our current track -- and continue to lose the equivalent of 17 Washington, D.C.'s worth of open space every year.
  • Or we can recognize that our growing population is causing the loss of open space -- and do something about it."

Maryland Farm Bureau Convention: New Policies, Programming, Awards and Shared Knowledge Wrap-up

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Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Organization, Montgomery County, Maryland Agricultural Reserve, Hope, Agriculture, Open space, Government, Secretary's Distinguished Service Award, Stoney Creek Farm, Education, Distinguished Service Award, Awareness, Food chain, Association, American Farm Bureau Federation, Center, Female, Charolais, AG, Family, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation, Research, National Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs, CyberAgent, Woman, Leadership, Livestock, University, Frederick Community College, Sam Boyd Stadium, Policy, Congress, Lists of disasters, Republican State Leadership Committee, Farmer, Farm, Partnership, Young Farmers, Male, Animal, Risk management, Medicine

Because of the help and support of the Maryland Farm Bureau, the level of cybersecurity awareness has been raised in the agricultural community."

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  • Because of the help and support of the Maryland Farm Bureau, the level of cybersecurity awareness has been raised in the agricultural community."
  • MARYLAND FARM BUREAU, INC. is a 501(c)(5) federation that serves as the united voice of Maryland farm families.
  • Since 1915, Maryland Farm Bureau has been committed to protecting and growing agriculture and preserving rural life.
  • Maryland Farm Bureau is a proud member of the American Farm Bureau Federation.