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July 31, 2014
Stormwater-Friendly Yard
Fight The Good Fight: Down With Invasives
If you’re anything like me your inbox is frequently filled with newsletters, some important, many not so much. (I often wonder what the world would be like if we were only allowed to send 3 emails a day. Better make them good!) So while I was cleaning out my inbox the other day, I came across Craig Highfield’s Forestry for the Bay newsletter. After having attended a workshop by Craig, who is... Read more
July 31, 2014
All Around the Nation
Small Stormwater Projects: Great, But Not Enough
Reposted from DEEPROOT GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE BLOG. Visit their website for more interesting posts about stormwater.
http://www.deeproot.com/blog/blog-entries/small-stormwater-projects-great-but-not-enough
By: Leda Marritz
Last month, I read an article about the merits of starting small when it comes to stormwater harvesting projects. The article started with the statement that some cities that... Read more
July 31, 2014
Stormwater-Friendly Yard
Getting Stuck In A Rut
We all do it. It’s how we live. We eat, we grow, and then we get on a treadmill to cut back our size. Then the circle starts over again and we eat and eat (because it just tastes so good!) only to obsessively work out some more. Surprisingly enough, this seems to make us only a distant relative to grass. That’s right, forget the apes. We are like grass. Turf grass to be specific.
We water... Read more
July 31, 2014
All Around the Nation
Stormwater Runoff - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
This has been reposted from the Stream Hugger, by blogger S. Alderfer. Visit the link below for more interesting stormwater topics.
http://stream-hugger.blogspot.com/2013/03/stormwater-runoff-good-bad-ugly.html
OK, with a title like that, you might think I would actually quote that classic spaghetti western. But no. I'll open with a quote from a different classic flick.
“Someday a real rain... Read more
July 31, 2014
Stormwater-Friendly Yard
Not Your Father’s Lawn
Ah, Spring. After this weird winter, who knows how early everything is going to start growing and blooming. I’m itching to start dividing some perennials, moving stuff around and adding new plants. It’s all good. Except for my lawn – which I hate. So this year I’m going to really put some effort into it – research, science, new ideas. Here’s what I’ve got so far:
Soil Test – This is the... Read more