Posts in this category are about Ecological Infrastructure, the most important part of which is the movement of water, storm water, and wastewater throughout the city. Other pieces of the Ecological Infrastructure include urban forests and plantings which create favorable microclimates and purify the air; areas of restored habitat in parks and open spaces which form pearls in a Wildlife Corridor meeting up with regional systems of Connected Wildlands; and fire control services obtained by mimicking the effects of natural fires.

Ecological infrastructure embodies the hope that cities and towns may function as ecosystems, purifying their own wastes, providing their own energy, metabolizing their own materials, and providing excellent habitats for humans and other species.

(Adapted from ConservationEconomy.net)