Greening the Urban Landscape

Greening the Urban Landscape

Greening the Urban Landscape A couple of decades ago, a colleague told me he envisioned turning Montgomery Street into a city garden. He envisioned someday walking up Montgomery Street after work and picking fresh tomatoes, lettuce, and other veggies for a dinner...
Pervious Surfaces

Pervious Surfaces

In past articles, we have talked about roof and rain gardens as methods to reduce the amount of stormwater runoff reaching storm drain systems by filtering out contaminants and leeching them back into the groundwater. However, if we look at any city or developed area,...
Watershed Stewardship

Watershed Stewardship

Unsurprisingly, clean water is at the heart of a healthy ecosystem and vibrant environment. However, for many decades, if not centuries, actual stewardship was not as crucial as simply addressing a focused need to provide potable water to humans, irrigation for...