by Erik van Lennep Amongst the survival concerns now facing our planet and people, the destruction of biodiversity has become prominent, and this issue lands squarely in the middle of…
Greywater: Harvesting an Abundant Resource
By Golden Love Almost 7 million gallons of water go down the drain everyday in Santa Cruz, California; much of this water could be used for watering gardens. How can…
Can Cities Rise to the Challenge?
by Jennifer Chesworth Urban landscapes are going green to fill an important role in food production, habitat provision, and conservation of wildlife. Can the built environment, with its vast impervious…
Chestnut Creek Restoration Project
The Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES™) The Chestnut Creek Restoration project is a small stream-side renovation project that sits behind the central parking area of the Town Hall in Neversink, New…
The Eel River Headwaters Restoration Project
by Penny Lewis Across the country, collaborative restoration efforts are underway to restore wetlands, meadows, and other critical habitat. One such project is the Eel River Headwaters Restoration Project in…
ClearWater Conservancy: Restoration in Practice
By Jennifer Chesworth In Central Pennsylvania, a local grassroots organization has made restoration the centerpiece of watershed protection. The ridges, valleys, farms and forests of Centre County, Pennsylvania share a…
The Mandarin Project – Green Roof Garden on a Parking Garage
By Tobias Wolf Boston’s Prudential Center has been transformed in recent decades with the construction of new buildings, shopping arcades, and landscapes.
Vertical Gardens ~ Living Walls
by Trevor Smith The concept of a garden is rising to new heights, literally, as we look up rather than down for new gardening opportunities. Referred to by many different…
A Green Roof in North Central Vermont
by Sarah Holland When thinking of green roof technology and its advantages, one thinks of reducing storm water runoff, mitigating the heat island effect in the inner city, seeing a…
A City Hall Green Roof in New Hampshire
by UNH Cooperative Extension Natural resources play a huge and often unrecognized role in our communities. Many people living or working in cities believe that natural resources lie outside of…
UNH Green Roof at James Hall
by Doug Bencks In June, the University of New Hampshire’s James Hall received LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for its…
A Edible and Living Wall in the City
by Ted Chapman In a residential neighborhood outside of Boston, Ted Chapman has created his own version of “living walls” that are both ornamental and edible.