An environmental writer and geographer, I am passionate about public space as inclusive and nurturing of humans and other beings. In my 2022 book Loving Orphaned Space the art and science of belonging to Earth I call attention to the plethora of ignored and abused space we create and maintain all around us. I show how such space can serve as a portal via which we might use art and science to connect to Earth, reckoning with the past and imagining vibrant, generative, and more equitable futures.