Boschert Greenway Living Wall

The Ribbon Cutting for the Boschert Greenway in St. Charles was today.  A living retaining wall (visible from Highway 370), native landscaping, and permeable pavement make this trail stand out as an example of sustainable development and Low Impact Development.  This is part of an effort to build up parks, greenways, and trails by Great Rivers Greenway andContinue reading “Boschert Greenway Living Wall”

Voyage to an Earthship

As a present for his graduation from Joplin HS, I took my brother-in-law and his friend out west (Texas, New Mexico, Colorado).  We saw several cool places, but he specifically wanted to stay in an Earthship near Taos, New Mexico.  So, we set off on the long drive, stopping along the way to see PaloContinue reading “Voyage to an Earthship”