Special Order 191 — (the Lost Dispatch, and the Lost Order ) was a general movement order issued by Confederate Army General Robert E. Lee in the Maryland Campaign of the American Civil War. A lost copy of this order was recovered in Frederick County, Maryland, by… … Wikipedia
Special Region of Yogyakarta — This article is about the Special Region of Yogyakarta. For the city of Yogyakarta, see Yogyakarta (city). For the Indonesian sultanate, see Yogyakarta Sultanate. Special Region of Yogyakarta Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta… … Wikipedia
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty — A map of all AONBs An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is an area of countryside considered to have significant landscape value in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, that has been specially designated by the Countryside Agency (now… … Wikipedia
landscape gardening — UK / US noun [uncountable] British the profession or activity of making a garden or area of land more attractive by adding trees, plants, and other special features. Someone who does this is called a landscape gardener … English dictionary
Site of Special Scientific Interest — A Site of Special Scientific Interest or SSSI is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. SSSIs are the basic building block of site based nature conservation legislation and most other legal nature/geological… … Wikipedia
Marine protected area — Milford Sound, New Zealand is a Strict Marine Reserve (Category Ia) Mitre Peak, the mountain at left, rises 1,692 m (5,551 ft) above the sea.[1] Marine protected areas, like any protected area, are regions in which human activity has… … Wikipedia
Environmentally Sensitive Area — An Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA) is a type of designation for an agricultural area which needs special protection because of its landscape, wildlife or historical value. The scheme was introduced in 1987. Originally it was administered by… … Wikipedia
garden and landscape design — Introduction the development and decorative planting of gardens, yards, grounds, parks, and other types of areas. Gardening and landscape design is used to enhance the settings for buildings and public areas and in recreational areas and… … Universalium
Jens Jensen (landscape architect) — Jens Jensen (September 13, 1860 October 1, 1951) was a Danish born American landscape architect.Early lifeJens Jensen was born near Dybbøl in Slesvig, Denmark in 1860, to a wealthy farming family. For the first nineteen years of his life he lived … Wikipedia
National Landscape Conservation System — The National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) is a 27 million acres (110,000 km2) collection of the lands considered to be the crown jewels of the American west. NLCS is also known as National Conservation Lands. These lands represent 10% of… … Wikipedia
