Watershed Wetland Restorations in DJC Article
The Daily Journal of Commerce featured The Watershed Company in its special 2010 schools issue. Several wetland restorations we designed for local schools are serving double duty - they provide mitigation as well as outdoor classrooms for the students. [PDF] [website]
Photo of the Month: Redwing Blackbird Nest
A willow sapling planted as part of a wetland mitigation project creates a suitable perch for this redwing blackbird nest. (Photo taken: summer 2010, Puget Sound Energy -Duvall Park Wetland Mitigation site)
Reviving the Landscape Article
As I mentioned in March, our Landscape Architecture department was featured in a Green Business Quarterly article about sustainable landscape architecture called "Reviving the Landscape". We now have a copy of the article available in pdf, so if you didn't have a chance to pick up the magazine, take a gander!
Watershed in Where to Retire magazine
The Watershed Company's Landscape Architecture department is featured in the May/June 2010 issue of Where to Retire magazine. The article is called "Going Native in Your Garden." Pick up a copy and check it out!
Happy Earth Day!
Wishing everyone a happy 40th Earth Day!
If you're looking for a way to take part, the Friends of Narbeck Wetland Sanctuary is hosting a work party this Saturday, April 24, at 9:30. See you there!
Photo of the Month: Pacific Treefrog
This Pacific treefrog was observed at the Pierce County Landfill Wetland Mitigation site, which The Watershed Company is continuing to monitor. Pacific treefrogs prefer to breed in shallow, seasonal ponds that have low water level fluctuations. More than two dozen such ponds were created at the mitigation site with the intention of providing quality amphibian breeding habitat. The site has exceeded performance standards for amphibian habitat, providing quality habitat for a number of amphibian species, including Pacific treefrogs, red-legged frogs, Northwest salamanders and long-toed salamanders.
