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Emily Littleton January 12, 2026 Using Algal Turf Scrubbers to Clean the Anacostia River Larry Davis wants to do more than clean up the Chesapeake Bay watershed. He wants to build stronger communities. A certified Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional and past member of the Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council’s board, Larry co-founded and leads…
Blogger Beth Ginter July 2, 2025 Green Roofs: Reaching for the Sky and a Cleaner Bay You may have looked up from a city sidewalk to see leaves and branches peeking over the edge of a tall building or been surprised to see a meadow sparkling with flowers outside an office window. Your eyes…
July 1, 2024 By Blair Blanchette, Virginia Conservation Assistance Program Coordinator, Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts “What we’re going to look for is the spread, right? And disappearance.” Dave Hirschman says as two technicians pour water over a paver-covered parking area. Air bubbles up at the seams between pavers. The…
March 19th 2024 By Jason Swope One of the most interesting aspects of landscape maintenance is that there is always something more to learn, and I think this is truer today than when I first started in the industry thirty years ago. Conservation landscaping and green stormwater infrastructure wasn’t something that I was…
Landscaping crews gather outside a public library in SE DC for training on shrub pruning and inlet cleaning. February 20, 2024 When we started this blog in June of 2020 it was based on the simple idea that we are much stronger when we work together, and in 2024 that is still a principal…
