Testing Prolific Growth Aquatic Plants to Remediate Metal Pollutants

Testing Prolific Growth Aquatic Plants to Remediate Metal Pollutants

Aug 20, 2018

An Article from The Conversation: U.K. tests phytoremediation potential of fast-growing Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth) with promising results. Because the water hyacinth is invasive, testing plants were arranged in pods in the river to keep the species...
Turning an Old Junkyard into a River Park

Turning an Old Junkyard into a River Park

Aug 17, 2018

Article from the Mountain Express: using phytoremediation to clean up a brownfield site sitting next to the French Broad River Park in Asheville, NC that had previously been an auto junkyard for more than 40 years. With the initial work started in 2011, the park could...
Offshoots to Design Blessing of the Bay Park in Somerville!

Offshoots to Design Blessing of the Bay Park in Somerville!

Jan 10, 2018

Kate Kennen from Offshoots will speak about pollination promotion and working to reconnect native ecologies followed by BeeCo, a project led by Nic Hogan and Max Vanatta, MDes ‘18, aiming to allow anybody to raise bees currently focusing on the development of a...