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A

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

arborphoria : the beneficial effect of looking at trees on academic and other performance

B

barge bums : barnacles living on the side of a boat

bitterchoke : damage done to vegetation by the invasive vine Bittersweet

C

cleat mulch : goose poop on an athletic playing field

D

dauthus plasticus : death by plastic ingestion

digital jungle : nature is becoming more an engineered object, technology is becoming more complex, more like nature

dove slop : trash eaten by pigeons

F

fence-burl : chunk of tree trunk or branches remaining on a chain link fence after the rest has been cut away

fishluv : the curiosity and affinity that seals and people have for each other when playing in the surf. the interest the anxiety

floral confusion : when you mistake a real plant for a fake plant

G

ghost hall : the structure left behind inside an abandoned mineshaft

gold dust : coating of pollen on car

H

high bunk : a birds nest on a skyscraper

hominal conflagration: wild fires caused by matches

hoop sag : car tires get flat when the weather gets colder

hubcap lap : the way an animal runs from car traffic, darting

human work : structure you come across in the woods that could only have been made by a human

K

killit : a group of wild turkeys strolling around a city neighborhood at Thanksgiving time

L

log zap : tree falling on a power line

M

Mamalite : plastic synthesized from human breast milk

mary-ding : dent in a car made by hail

melt down break : genetic mutations in plants & animals from nuclear power plant disaster

metrocone : stalagmites and stalactites in a subway system

N

nutnick : dent in a car made by a falling acorn

P

pan-nature : all of nature including humans and human output (needed a different word, "nature" doesn't work any more)

petrol mortis : corpse of an animal killed by oil spill

prismus lacu : rainbow sheen of oil on water

R

reanimalia : animals living in abandoned vehicles or buildings

roadwort : ivy on traffic light

root-kilter : a slab of sidewalk forced out of place by a growing tree root

rubbish kill : animals dying because of human garbage

S

screenaxed : the way trees look on video

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"

Slow Plastic : a movement involving synthesizing plastic at home from everyday ingredients, and using to make everyday objects for regular use

sootwhistle : asthma caused by smog

spectrum of influence: the spectrum of no human influence (untouched wilderness) to all human influence (city - concrete jungle)

sticky rime : frost on a car windshield that's hard to wipe off

T

the entanglement : the way in which nature and technology are becoming more and more entangled

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

timber trap : tree growing through a metal chain link fence

timbercake : property squashed under a fallen tree in extreme weather

tindersoak : electrical fire caused by a rainstorm shorting the electricity in a building

track-flaque : rain puddle in a road

transatmosphobia : worry about climate change

U

unsettling the veil : the way an airplane changes the shape of a cloud as it moves through it