Category Archives: Video

Uptown Normal “Smart Growth” Award Video

Last year, the Uptown Circle, in Normal, IL, was honored with the IL-ASLA President’s award. Now it’s been awarded an EPA “Smart Growth” award as well.

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Silva Cell Installation Guidelines: The Video

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Man. The day is finally here. The Silva Cell installation guidelines are now available on our YouTube channel.

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What a Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Looks Like

A combined sewer overflow (CSO) – the “the discharge of wastewater and stormwater from a combined sewer system directly into a river, stream, lake or ocean” – sounds bad enough. But have you ever seen one?

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“Roots May Be Stopped Entirely”

This video of time-lapse root growth from the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station and the Soil and Water Conservation Research Division of the USDA was done in the 1950s or ’60s. It’s a looong video, but it’s pretty neat.

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The Inside Of A Tree Sounds Like…

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  This video installation, “Years,” from artist Bartholomäus Traubeck, uses an optical… something… to “read” a thin cross section of a tree (the “record”) and translate it in to piano music. 

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A Cat’s Literal Treehouse

Meet Almond the cat, demonstrating both the independent feline spirit and the importance of tending to the trees and/or cats in front of your house. 

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What Would Harold and Maude Do?

I remember the first time I saw Harold and Maude. It was here in San Francisco, in Dolores Park, on one of their movie nights. I’m sure it was freezing cold and foggy.  There is a scene, for those of … Continue reading

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TED Talk on Canopy Conservation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WMxqrRkFRU”

I liked this (short) TED talk from Dr. Nalini Nadkari, a faculty member of Evergreen State College who researches the role that canopy-dwelling plants play in forest ecosystems. Even if you just want to watch the first few minutes, it … Continue reading

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New Silva Cell Layout Guidelines & Video Tutorial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjlRp-5l-Rc”

Complimentary Silva Cell plan reviews are a service that DeepRoot Urban Solutions provides for each project we work on. We do this because we aim to be partners in the design process and want to ensure that the use of the … Continue reading

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Time-Lapse Tree Growth!

I’m a sucker for a time-lapse video. Plus, in addition to the tree, there are some very cute dogs in this one.

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