j.a.b.LOG Roundup of Recent Interesting Articles

Landscape Architecture Related

 “You have to build coalitions of unlikely partners to get parks built, restored and maintained.”

The long-standing tradition of landscape architecture and sustainability

Paver Power in Europe

The Real High Line Effect — A Transformational Triumph of Preservation and Design

Value of homes near wildlife refuges higher

Why Cities are Better for Watersheds than Suburbs: “High-density areas reduce pollutant loading on a per capita basis, acting as a truer indicator of damage to receiving waters than low-density areas.”

A field guide about how we view urban plants, native and non-native

Vertical Park in Barcelona

NW Related

Corps, Puget Sound Partnership agree to collaborate on levees

Seattle Center’s new food options and perhaps a new Bubbleator!

Competition for adaptive reuse of 520

Historic building in Bellingham a teardown?

Sea-Level Rise studies in Richmond, BC


 

Riverview Park Ecosystem Restoration

J.A. Brennan recently completed multiple illustrative graphics, which were used in the project ground-breaking ceremony, and in other public outreach and informational efforts.

J.A. Brennan is a member of the consultant team that worked with the City of Kent and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to design a Habitat Enhancement Channel at Riverview Park.  This newly created side channel is part of a pilot project by the Corps to restore side channel and low-flow environments along the Green River for the benefit of spawning salmon and steelhead.  Previously, J.A. Brennan developed the master plan for the park.  For this project we were able to provide valuable insights to the project with our site experience and park design expertise, which helped coordinate the City’s park plans with Corps habitat objectives.

J.A. Brennan developed contract documents for trail design, planting and irrigation of approximately four acres of restoration area, including native aquatic, riparian and upland environments.  Wooded trails and a new 200-foot long bridge, will provide public access to this restoration project, and educational signage and viewpoints will further enhance the visitor’s experience and provide information about the Green River ecosystem.

Construction of the new side channel at Riverview Park in Kent is underway! The new side channel will offer rearing habitat for endangered salmon species including Chinook, steelhead and bull trout. The side channel is a partnership of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers , the city of Kent, the Water Resource Inventory Area 9 (WRIA 9) Ecosystem Forum, the Washington State Salmon Recovery Funding Board and the King Conservation District.

Roundup of Interesting Websites and News

Cultural Landscapes: 86 properties on the World Heritage List have been included as cultural landscapes.

Michelle Obama’s new book: American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America

Check out the City of Tacoma’s list of non-toxic cleaning concoctions

Dinner in the Sky, an over the top way to celebrate a site! As mentioned in Landscape Architecture Magazine

Ranking Environmental Performance

Cleaning up possible invasive species attached to tsunami debris 

Have a pre-summer Family Fun Day this Sunday on the waterfront

Updates on the Seattle Ferris Wheel, gondolas now attached! http://www.pier57ferriswheel.com/

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