Trinity Square in Stockton-on-Tees has had a market at North Ormesby since 1874. But development over the years gradually led to the elimination of trees and other green space, making this historic marketplace a somewhat stark and unfriendly place.
This post is written by Katrina Marland and originally appeared on Loose Leaf, the blog of American Forests. American Forests has had a lot to say over the years about the relationship between forests and water. From protectingsourcewater to managing overflow in cities to advocating for forests’ integration into the Clean Water Act. And of course, we’ve been planting… More
As Installation Coordinator, a big part of my job at DeepRoot is working with contractors to help make sure that they are comfortable installing the Silva Cell and to act as a technical resource when needed. Many contractors have questions about productivity during Silva Cell installations, which is what I want to talk about today.
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.
Man, those Torontonians! They continue to impress us with their aggressive green infrastructure policies. Back in January of 2010, Toronto became the first North American city to make installing green roofs on new commercial, institutional, and multifamily residential developments compulsory – now that requirements will apply to industrial developments as well.
Last week we attended a Silva Cell green roof installation at the Medical Mart and Convention Center in Cleveland, OH. This project was designed by URS Corp. and Gustafson Guthrie Nichol, and installed by Independence Excavating.
Today we have another reprinted post from Bert Cregg, an Associate Professor in the Department of Horticulture and Department of Forestry at Michigan State University. It originally appeared on his blog, The Garden Professors. As usual, the beginning of spring is a busy time on the research side of my appointment. This past week we began setting… More
Man. The day is finally here. The Silva Cell installation guidelines are now available on our YouTube channel.
In February, the U.S. Forest Service published a report indicating that cities around the country are losing around 4 million trees per year. Of the 20 cities included in the study, 17 showed significant losses of canopy cover, and 16 showed significant increases in impervious hardscape (or paved surfaces that don’t absorb water). At the same time,… More
This picture is of the Venice Island Recreation Center, in the Manayunk neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA. The island sits between the Manayunk Canal and the Schuylkill River and between the Lock and Cotton Street. And in about three months, Silva Cells will be installed here. It will be the first usage of this product by… More
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?
We love this sign from Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, Treevitalize, and Highmark outside our installation at Fifth Avenue Place (Highmark). The Silva Cells went in the ground in November 2011.
Soil. Stormwater. Sustainable Infrastructure.
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