# \[Workshop Share-Out\] Sorting ecosystems with urban ecology

**URL:** <https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/workshop-share-out-sorting-ecosystems-with-urban-ecology/310>\
**Category:** Urban Ecology 🌱\
**Created:** [March 11, 2021, 7:15pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/workshop-share-out-sorting-ecosystems-with-urban-ecology/310 "2021-03-11T19:15:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![averymsnormandin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/heyplix.mit.edu/averymsnormandin/32/20_2.png) [@averymsnormandin](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/averymsnormandin)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 7:15pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/workshop-share-out-sorting-ecosystems-with-urban-ecology/310/1 "2021-03-11T19:15:48Z")

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Did you attend the urban ecology [activity training](https://plix.media.mit.edu/workshops/sort-ecosystems-with-urban-ecology) on March 11th? Show off your sorts on this thread!

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**Author:** ![lauriebee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/0ea827/32.png) [@lauriebee](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/lauriebee)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 6:26pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/workshop-share-out-sorting-ecosystems-with-urban-ecology/310/2 "2021-03-11T18:26:11Z")

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HI I am Laurie Gaines from Cambridge MA - I love collecting nature and artsy finds. I have stacks of collection bins that I love to put out with large pieces of black cloth to create mandalas. We photo a layout and then return to the bins and start another. Very zen and relaxing. I have charts with where the nature or found objects came from for reference. Kids can bring their own and share. Sometimes I put kits together with a variety of objects a big piece of black felt for individual creating or large bins for group activities.

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**Author:** ![MagdaNPL](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/heyplix.mit.edu/magdanpl/32/289_2.png) [@MagdaNPL](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/MagdaNPL)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2021, 9:28pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/workshop-share-out-sorting-ecosystems-with-urban-ecology/310/3 "2021-03-21T21:28:34Z")

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Nothing I have is as fancy as that. I did sort by size and tried to sort on color. And I found the arm of Spiderman.

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**Author:** ![averymsnormandin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/heyplix.mit.edu/averymsnormandin/32/20_2.png) [@averymsnormandin](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/averymsnormandin)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 12:26am UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/workshop-share-out-sorting-ecosystems-with-urban-ecology/310/4 "2021-03-24T00:26:58Z")

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@MagdaNPL this is great! Where did you collect your objects?!

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**Author:** ![MagdaNPL](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/heyplix.mit.edu/magdanpl/32/289_2.png) [@MagdaNPL](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/MagdaNPL)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 6:51pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/workshop-share-out-sorting-ecosystems-with-urban-ecology/310/5 "2021-03-25T18:51:11Z")

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Sadly, in my front & backyard.