Sound Habitats Ecological Design

03/02/2018

SHED is at the Whatcom Home & Garden Show this weekend with the Kulshan Community Land Trust. Come on out to the fair grounds to see our blue ribbon landscape that features native plants and reusable materials, tour the tiny home and buy a raffle ticket to benefit Kulshan!

Extra special thank you to the donors who made the garden possible: Cloud Mountain Farm Center and My Garden Nursery for generously lending all the plants and BlueBarrel Rainwater Catchment Systems for the two-barrel system that is included in the tiny home raffle!

02/19/2018

http://www.washingtonnature.org/cities/solvingstormwater

01/12/2018

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/salmon-spawning-may-move-mountains/

The fish’s reproduction erodes riverbeds over millennia, research suggests

01/03/2018

Pink Dawn Viburnum in full bloom on January 3rd at Boulevard Park!

12/17/2017

https://www.mnn.com/your-home/organic-farming-gardening/stories/roundup-book-whitewash-glyphosate-worlds-most-popular-w**d-killer

'Whitewash' finds disturbing evidence of corporate suppression.

12/15/2017

SHED is an official designer/ installer for BlueBarrel Rainwater Catchment Systems! Using recycled barrels, BlueBarrel RainKits are completely customizable. Contact us today to discuss your specific site and water needs!

Learn about rainwater for gardens! Why do plants prefer rainwater over any other water source? Three primary reasons: it's free from salts, minerals, and chemicals...

11/16/2017

http://e360.yale.edu/features/urban-refuge-how-cities-can-help-rebuild-declining-bee-populations

With bees threatened by habitat loss, pesticides, and climate change, researchers are finding that planting flower patches in urban gardens and green spaces can help restore these essential pollinators. The results are already being seen in cities from Chicago to London to Melbourne.