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ghost hall : the structure left behind inside an abandoned mineshaft | ghost hall : the structure left behind inside an abandoned mineshaft | ||
[[giddy go]] : the feeling you get on a beautiful day | |||
glasp : the moment just before an animal realizes your vehicle is too close and runs or flies out of the way | glasp : the moment just before an animal realizes your vehicle is too close and runs or flies out of the way | ||
Revision as of 05:49, 9 June 2018
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absentshaping : the result of a lack of conditions needed to sustain the form of an established environmental element
act of man : an extraordinary weather event generated by the impact of human activity on the earth’s biosphere
anarboralgia : loss of concentration due to lack of exposure to views of trees through windows
animicious : the accuracy with which a candy animal represents the animal after which it is fashioned
anthropnest : an animal nest constructed with human-made fibers
anthropodenial : "the a priori rejection of humanlike traits in other animals or animallike traits in us." Frans de Vaal, NYTimes, April 2016
april dregs : garbage left behind after snow melt
aquarie : the healing effect one experiences when exposed to a body of water
arbormunch : when a tree grows to engulf a statue or sculpture
arborphoria : the benficial effect of looking at trees on mood and mental performance
audid : sensitivity of the ears when someone who lives near a forest arrives in a city
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barge bums : barnacles living on the side of a boat
birchhart : painting on bark
bitterchoke : damage done to vegetation by the invasive vine Oriental bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus)
bodhisizing : when a group of people resonate or communicate in a way that transcends language or words
bubblescum : the brownish bubbles occurring in sea foam that has been polluted with excess nitrogen runoff
bunrunzen : the feeling of euphoria after running along the Boston Harbor in the sunshine in the early morning while stretching and doing yoga in the Airport Edge Buffer Park, while bunnies feed on the sweet grass watered by the 7am sprinklers, and the birds flit about as well
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candefic nex : a human-made substance unintentionally ingested by an animal which then becomes deadly. As bleach or oil.
carnamity : the bond between humans and animals who eat meat
cartographic cryptography : limiting human access to fragile natural attractions through obscuring or falsifying maps
chiprooting : when chipmunks burrow down to gnaw at the roots of newly-planted perennials and shrubs
churum : a creature that lives exclusively in urban puddles
cinevacation : the view of the landscape through a car window on a long road trip
cleat mulch : goose poop on an athletic playing field
coal cloud : a coal plant that powers "the cloud" server storage space
coywolf toy : a toy that a coywolf takes from a neighborhood dog's yard and gives to its pups
creature cure : when a veterinarian cures an animal
crowdpathing : Extra paths that people make in parks. Sometimes they are just shortcuts across lawns between paved paths.
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dauthus plasticus : death by plastic ingestion
digital jungle : the way in which nature is becoming more an engineered object and technology is becoming more complex, more like nature (Danny Hillis)
directree : when a tree grows to engulf a street sign
Disney's Law of Evolution : the process by which animals found cute by humans experience population growth and habitat protection
dogexposium : leaving dog droppings exposed on the sidewalk for humans to walk by with disdain of a natural process, creating an adversarial relationship between two living beings because of laziness and apathy by the human, often done without thought
dove slop : trash eaten by pigeons
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ecoempathy : a dispersed ecological empathy; we can understand one part of ecology better than all the parts; we can work to understand one element and, with that understanding, expand/disperse our empathy
enscorcle : the act by an animal or bird of incorporating a human-made substance into a nest, den, or other object
envirolexicide : the act of removing from a dictionary a word that describes something in nature
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faktractive : the way that fake objects are sometimes more attractive than real ones, as stones, jewels, breasts
false first : a narrative that promotes group or individual as being the first to discover a natural or wild setting, when, in truth, the area was known by indigenous people long before
fauxtotropism : a plant that grows towards artificial light, or light reflected by a mirrored building
fence-burl : chunk of tree trunk or branches remaining on a chain link fence after the rest has been cut away
filthtration : water that becomes polluted when filtering through layers of city ground-covering, rather than purified when filtered through soil
fishluv : the curiosity, affinity, and anxiety that seals and people have for each other when playing in the surf
fleurbinding : the pressing of flowers into a notebook or journal for safekeeping
flibbing : saying the ingredients of a food are "all-natural"
florafaux : fake plants
florad : using plants in advertising
floral confusion : when you mistake a real plant for a fake plant
florapportunist : weeds growing out of cracks in sidewalk, as in purslane or dandelion
florisson : a physical sensation attendant on an experience in, or related to, the natural world
frondlebath : The way the color of new leaves highlight the patina on a bronze statue in the spring
fruit-gnome : an animal who eats your garden fruits/veggies
fwater : food and water are both essential to human and animal survival; food for humans requires water to produce
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gallerarium : using the gallery space as an aquarium or terrarium for human enjoyment of another environment
garden thug : not a habitat invader, a plant that has growing and reproductive features making it too aggressive in the home landscape
ghost hall : the structure left behind inside an abandoned mineshaft
giddy go : the feeling you get on a beautiful day
glasp : the moment just before an animal realizes your vehicle is too close and runs or flies out of the way
gobsprout : to generate new words and otherwise fiddle with language
gold dust : coating of pollen on outdoor objects and infrastructure
grass scream : the smell of grass freshly cut by humans
gravenant : a man-made material being reabsorbed by a tree, rock, or dirt
gravening : tree bark wrapping around a man-made material, e.g. the remnant of a wire once used to hang a wind-chime or bird-feeder, barbed wire a plastic cord
gravlexis : the set of words which only exist because of gravity, such as: up, heavy, waterfall, perpendicular
greckle : the sense of relief felt after stepping onto grass when previously walking on pavement.
greenfluence : green spaces are more numerous in affluent areas
grussets : matted clumps of dead, dry grass blown or strewn onto sidewalks as a result of suburban lawn mowing
gurstacle : a large animal, like a moose or a deer, that's standing on the side of a highway you're driving on
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hasaural : a beetle existing as a gear
heap what you throw : Creating mountains of garbage
heir conditioning : turning on the air conditioning so you can use the fireplace in the summer
high bunk : a bird's nest on a tall building
hominal conflagration: wild fires caused by matches
hoop sag : how car tires get flat when the weather gets colder
hoseawry : (pronounced haz-or-i) the lawn indentation resulting from lazily leaving the hose sprawled there after watering. Any resemblance to the Yiddish homophone "chazeri"(snack foods used for "pigging out") is purely coincidental
hubcap lap : the way an animal runs from car traffic, darting
human work : a structure you come across in the woods that could only have been made by a human
humanimal : when humans and animals co-exist peacefully
husband husbandry : when you ask your husband to water your houseplants while you are away
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jisalagshimi : the sadness and fatigue felt when leaving loved ones behind in a far away land
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kailcronshinack : a game that's played in a wave pool with questions that are answered under water with a microphone, recorded, and then answers will be in colors that mentally challenged people create stories from
killit : a group of wild turkeys walking around a city neighborhood at Thanksgiving time
kidree : the interaction of a child in a tree
kinderpluck : the instinctive grasping and picking of plant material, especially flowers, by children aged twelve months to 7-8 years
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lightastic : when natural light reflects off of plastic
lionhume : the way that lions and people both eat meat
log zap : a tree that has fallen on a power line
lumentis : my daily practice of watching the light change throughout the day
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maliptution : an inability or shame in communicating your natural self
Mamalite : plastic synthesized from human breast milk (see Slow Plastic)
mary-ding : dent in a car made by hail
melt-down break : a genetic mutation in a plant or animal caused by nuclear power plant disaster
metrocones : stalagmites and stalactites in a subway system
mibbling : when ants eat food in a driveway
Milkaline : plastic synthesized at home from milk (see Slow Plastic)
mistaken trash can : litter thrown in flower pots
moshnoshing : when a vegan is eaten by another animal
mulch volcano : the unhealthy practice of mounding too much mulch up and around a tree trunk. This can kill the surface roots, harming, and even killing the tree
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natfeel : when a human experiences anything in nature by any method - or - any human experience with/in/about/related to nature - or - the quality of being like natfeel
natspeak : when a human makes any sound or gesture to imitate any sound in nature - or - the sound a human makes when they natspeak - or - any sound or gesture made by a human that is like natspeak
natview : when a human looks at anything in nature - or - any picture/image or any other representation of anything in nature - or - anything that reminds a human of a natview - or - the quality of being like a natview
nativeplantster : an individual who is very interested in indigenous flora
nature deficit disorder : what happens to children when they have limited access to the outdoors
noseeweed : when you can't see but only feel the slimy, slippery seaweed beneath your feet and grazing your calves
nutdrop : when a squirrel drops an acorn on a person's head
nutnick : dent in a car made by a falling acorn
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this word has no characters : when human intervention in nature reaches a tipping point where the earth is destroyed and all life with it
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oceawe : the feeling one gets from looking out at the ocean of awe and oneness with the world
origin amnesia : sense of separateness from the star dust we're made of. You are a product of thousands of loves. your one-celled elders. see also: unicellular estrangement
other air : air that arrives to your living or workspace inside inflatable packing material
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palabractivist : a person whose form of activism changes language and by extension the way people think
pan-nature : all of nature including animals, plants, and humans and the objects and results of animal, plant, and human activity
petrol mortis : corpse of an animal killed by oil spill
pheeze : the feeling of relief when it is realized that an insect or arachnid is indeed on the opposite side of a pane of glass from the viewer
plant blindness : inability to notice plants and their features because of lack of access and attention
plantaholic : a gardener who can never say no to a gift of cuttings or garden plants
plasmat : a mixture of garbage, leaves and dirt forming a mat on the ground
plasticassassina : a person who works to fight the threat and dangers of plastic in the environment
polyflor : a discarded plastic bag on natural ground, dirt, or plants
prismus lacu : rainbow sheen of oil on water
prosthetic irony : when an animal loses a limb due to human industrial activity, and is outfitted with an artificial limb
puppy coddling : treating a pet as if it were a human baby
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quizzect : feeling unsure as to whether an insect or arachnid is sitting on the inside or outside of a window pane
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reanimalia : animals living in abandoned vehicles or buildings
reefsular : of or pertaining to the layer of a coral reef that holds in heat
roadwort : ivy on traffic lights and signs
root-kilter : a slab of sidewalk forced out of place by a growing tree root
rubbish kill : animal death from ingesting human garbage
rumbleduster : a cathedral in the woods that only exists when people are in it
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sandance : trotting/hopping/skipping over sand when it has been overexposed to sun, causing a drastic hike in temperature
sandletan : the tanning of one's feet when wearing sandals
saver culture : a lifestyle of conscious, sustainable use of materials and objects, in opposition to consumer culture
salight : the bouyancy that we feel when swimming in salt water
screenaxed : the way trees look on video
seagull-steal : when seagulls steal your food!
sispa : the feeling you get when you're surrounded by flowers in a field, no sounds but the wind, and all you can see is nature and sky
skreek : the sound made when a branch scrapes against the side of a building
solastalgia : "people's emotional distress when their home landscapes become unrecognizeable through environmental change"
solsquint : the involuntary facial reaction (humans) have to coming from darkness into light (sun).
soulsquint : a feeling that is similar to solsquint, but more encompassing
Slow Plastic : a movement of people synthesizing plastic and plastic objects from food and other non-toxic, biodegradable ingredients, to reclaim an awareness of and responsibility for plastic production and use
snowclone: a twisting snowstorm in the southern hemisphere
snowfelled : early spring garden flowers toppled by snow
sootwhistle : asthma caused by smog
spamm : when an animal ingests inorganic human-manufactured waste that can't be digested
spectrum of influence: the spectrum whose poles are: no human influence (untrammeled wilderness) to all human influence (fully manufactured cityscape)
squalktalk : sound made (regularly) by pet birds seeking conversation with oblivious human owners
station-weed : weeds growing in an underground subway station with minimal water and light sources
sticky rime : frost on a car windshield that's hard to wipe off
stuckwood : tree that has grown through a metal chain link fence
suburbatopia : the perception that living in close proximity brings about a euphoric sense of community; (mostly a mis-perception)
suckerprint : the visual traces of a vine left on a wall after the vine is removed.
sunscream : the sound produced when sunscreen is applied to a 4-year old at the beach
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terramour : Today was so wonderful. I smelled the air: moisture emanating up from the earth through mud and soft soil, meeting the wafts of fragrant first blossoms someplace about chest height, very subtle, augmented by the very merry birdsong. What do I call that? Terramour. Love the earth.
the entanglement : the way in which nature and technology are becoming more and more entangled, the distinction between the two is becoming meaningless (Danny Hillis)
the murks : feeling of unwellness produced in city residents by high levels of smog
the whole anthill : the whole earth as a site of human activity
third-floor visitor : plastic bag stuck and billowing in the branches of a tree
timbercake : property squashed under a fallen tree in extreme weather
track-flaque : rain puddles in a road
transatmosphobia : worry about climate change
trashinate : when an animal digs up trash
tuarne : the act of putting nature in a museum in order to experience nature
twisteraction : the slow bending and curling of branches in response to the sound of chainsaws in the morning
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unicellular estrangement : sense of separateness from the star dust we're made of. You are a product of thousands of loves. your one-celled elders. see also: origin amnesia
Universal Declaration of Earth Rights : a resolution proposed for adoption by the United Nations General Assembly insuring the fundamental, inalienable rights of the earth and its resources
unsettling the veil : the way an airplane changes the shape of a cloud as it moves through it
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volksunder : lying about your emissions standards
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wildernize : to promote the idea that parts of the biosphere still exist which are "wild" or "untrammeled" and unaffected by humans. Such as in the IMAX® BBC documentary Wild Africa.
windsewn : when a tornado hurtles through the plains and uproots trees and buildings and wraps them into and through other objects
wet blaze : electrical fire caused by a rainstorm shorting the electricity in a building
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zooicide : when an animal or human is killed during an encounter at a zoo
zygoat : animals born from artificial insemination