Eco Engineering. How to Make a Seed Bomb. All materials in this instructable are cheap or free, easy to find, and are natural and organic. Clay from your area if available or if clay unavailable in your area you can use crayola air dry clay and is found in walmart for about $5.00 (used to protect the seeds from insects, birds, etc. that might eat them)Water (For forming clay, do not water seed bomb when finished)Seeds native to your area (Check with your local Nature Conservancy or your state's department of natural resources for which seeds/plants are native to your area)( buy seed mixtures of native flowers and plants. Not only will they grow well, they will not crowd out other plants, disrupt bird and insect populations, or do other environmental damage)Compost or worm castingsYogurt container top or any large flat surface For the dried red clay mix 5 parts clay with 1 part compost and 1 part flower seeds, put some careful drops of water into the mixture(make sure not to make it into a goopy sloppy mess!)
» Constructed Wetlands – Natural Systems International. World’s Most Gorgeous Sewage Treatment Plant Will be Put INSIDE an Office Building – CleanTechnica: Cleantech innovation news and views. Buildings Published on February 20th, 2011 | by Tina Casey A new office building for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission is going to be home to a whole raft of green building technologies that are becoming pretty familiar, along with something a little unexpected: a beautifully disguised “green” sewage treatment plant right plunk in the middle of the lobby.
Talk about hiding in plain sight! The installation, designed by the company Worrell Water Technologies, is integrated into the lobby design as well as exterior landscaping. Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment The installation is basically a constructed wetland, which is a wastewater treatment system that breaks down pollutants with plants and naturally occurring biological processes. Constructed Wetlands Knocking at the Door Worrell Water’s contribution is to move the concept into lush, formal landscaping for buildings through its “Living Machine” system. The New San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Building. New Wastewater Treatment Plant Gives Visitors a Warm Welcome to the U.S.A. – CleanTechnica: Cleantech innovation news and views. One of the busiest border crossings in the U.S. will soon welcome visitors with a stroll through a new wastewater treatment plant.
That sounds a bit, well, unfriendly, but there’s a twist. The “treatment plant” will be disguised as a beautifully landscaped, man-made wetland environment that purifies wastewater through natural processes. Visitors using the Otay Mesa Land Port of Entry in California will amble to the U.S. through the wetlands on a curved, meandering pedestrian walkway. It’s still sewage, but it sure sounds a lot more pleasant than a TSA pat-down! The Living Machine Constructed Wetlands The new treatment plant/wetlands is called Living Machine, produced by the company Worrell Water Technologies. A New Direction for Wastewater Treatment Constructed wetlands like the Living Machine obviously cannot be applied to every situation. Image: Living Machine constructed wetlands courtesy U.S. About the Author. Environment and Health. Agri-tecture Training for Women in Rural Mexico by Cameron Sinclair.
The Agri-tecture team will be working alongside 20 women in the indigenous village of San Juan Mixtepec, in the State of Oaxaca, to design and construct an off the grid building made from appropriate materials such as clay and bamboo. This training program and prototype will be the foundation to building a social enterprise. To increase visibility of the project we will produce a stop frame animation of the projects evolution, interviews with the women and a series of large format photographs, Why Focus on Women In this town 60% of the men, mostly youths and family heads between 18 and 35 immigrate, mainly to the United States. 84.5% do not return. Local Materials The Prototype The structure sits within a simple, rectangular plan, formed by two nucleus's: One private and one public. Each one is formed by two intersecting arches that cross in the center underline the notion of space and marking each spaces activities.
PROJECT ADVANTAGES Ecological: Regional and biodegradable materials. Geomorphology : Use of hydrogeomorphic concepts to design created wetlands in southeastern Virginia. Abstract Mitigation wetlands constructed in southeastern Virginia during the past decade have experienced problems with inappropriate water levels, excessive erosion and sedimentation, low levels of soil organic matter, overly compacted substrates, and sulfidic soils. Most of these problems can be recognized in the future with adequate planning that permits sufficient study of the geomorphic and hydrologic processes active at the mitigation site, and if greater attention is given to the history of geomorphic processes that created natural wetlands in that area.
New procedures of assessing wetland functions that use the “hydrogeomorphic” (HGM) classification of wetlands require examination of both surface and subsurface processes. If these HGM concepts are expanded to include geomorphic evolution, they will greatly improve recent practices in the design and construction of mitigation wetlands. Keywords wetlands; erosion; planning; ecology; coastal areas. Landscape and Urban Planning : Determining the feasibility and cost of an ecologically-based design for a mitigation wetland in central Pennsylvania, USA. Abstract Studies indicate that mitigation wetlands are structurally and functionally different, not only from the wetlands they are intended to replace, but also from wetlands they ought to resemble based upon their position in the landscape. The objective of this study was to revisit a single wetland mitigation project to determine if a different, ecologically-based, design could have been developed in place of the original, at comparable cost.
We selected a wetland in Pennsylvania (one of several built as mitigation totaling more than 12 ha) built during mitigation efforts for a major highway based upon available background data, the construction document package, and itemized costs. We prepared an alternative design using the original pre-construction site survey as a base map and local reference wetlands to inform the design process. Keywords Creation; Environment; Highway; Pennsylvania; Water; Wetland Copyright © 2008 Elsevier B.V.
Convention - Internship Programme. The Ramsar Internship Programme supports four regionally-oriented positions, one each for Africa, the Americas, Asia/Oceania, and Europe; all are normally one-year to 18-month positions and the Secretariat posts announcements in advance of each new vacancy. Candidates should be nationals of countries from the region being applied for. Below are the common Terms of Reference for all internship posts. April 2012 | Saber Masoomi (I.R.
Iran), with (l-r): Nury Furlan (Guatemala), Ako Charlotte Eyong (Cameroon), Kati Wenzel (Germany) Attention: Please do not apply for Ramsar Internship positionsuntil a vacancy for the appropriate region has been announced on this Web site. General Terms of Reference for Ramsar internships Important Note: Applications for internship positions at the Ramsar Secretariat are to be submitted online only through the IUCN Web site, and links will be posted on the Ramsar Web site when there are vacancies.
Background Specific duties and responsibilities 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Ventura River Ecosystem: Santa Clara River Estuary Special Studies. On November 10, 2009, the City of Ventura hosted a workshop on the Santa Clara River Estuary Special Studies. The city's sewage treatment plant currently discharges 6.5 MGD (million gallons per day) of tertiary treated wastewater into the Santa Clara River Estuary, and has the capacity for 14 MGD.
This is one of the last remaining estuary discharges in the state. Issues associated with this discharge include impacts of nutrient-rich water in the estuary and the artificial hydrology created by this volume of water. With this discharge, the lagoon fills up and breaches on a more frequent basis than it would under natural conditions. The estuary is habitat for a variety of threatened and endangered species, and wastewater flushing into the surf zone affects ocean water quality. These studies are a requirement of the Regional Water Quality Control Board as a condition of the city's wastewater discharge permit. The 'Special Studies' include 3 parts: Society of Wetland Scientists - Training Courses and Workshops.
This is a free service of the SWS to provide information on wetland related training for members and nonmembers visiting our website. The SWS does not endorse any of the below courses or companies that provide them. Please contact the WebMaster if there are problems with this page. January 2013 Jan 14 - Nov 30 eSESSION - FEDERAL WETLAND/WATERS REGULATORY POLICY Location: eSESSION Sponsor: WETLAND TRAINING INSTITUTE, INC.
Jan 22 - Jan 25 Location: KEY LARGO, FLORIDA Jan 28 - Jan 31 ACOE Wetland Delineation, Waters of the US and Regional Supplement Training Location: Austin, Texas Sponsor: Richard Chinn Environmental Training, Inc. Jan 28 - Nov 30 eSESSION - NATIONWIDE PERMITS COMPLETE Jan 28 - Jan 29 Winter Wetland Vegetation Identification (EH0201CB13) Location: Day 1: Basking Ridge, NJ Day 2: Wall Township, NJ Sponsor: Rutgers Office Of Continuing Professional Education Jan 29 - Jan 29 Wetland2013 Location: Morven Park, Leesburg, VA Sponsor: The Swamp School, LLC Jan 30 - Jan 30 Jan 31 - Feb 2 February 2013.
Santa Margarita - San Luis Rey Weed Management Area. Where it comes from: Arundo was probably introduced into California in the early 1800's (Bell 1993). Although it is often reported as a native of the Mediterranean region, it was probably introduced to this area many years ago, and originally came from eastern Asia (Fornell 1990). The plant: Arundo is a tall, perennial, cane-like grass that resembles bamboo (Renvoize 1980). The main stems of Arundo reach a height of 3 to 10 meters, a diameter of 1 to 4 centimeters, and commonly branch during the second year of growth. The stems and leaves may remain green throughout the year, but generally they turn brownish during winter months.
Flowers are borne on a large plume-like terminal panicle and seeds are wind dispersed. However, plants in southern California seem to rarely flower (J. How it spreads: The main method of spread of Arundo is by the growth of dispersed rhizome fragments (Else 1996, Bell 1993). References: Bell, G. Bhanwra, R. Else, J. Fornell, T. Greaves, J. Kus, B. Perdue, R.