Check out the Apps 4 Metro Chicago winners of Round Two.
Apps 4 Metro Chicago is still going strong. Round Three is due December 2!
CNT’s Rain Garden ……. Education Component…
This is the beginning of a larger effort to initiate educational programming at the CNT garden on Western Avenue. Check it out!
CNT’s Garden Party
Here are some pictures from the party. Also, check out the videos!
CNT-West Garden…. ready for plants
Getting Ready for Water…….
The Raingarden Conveyance Channel is being lined with river rocks. The water from the roof will be piped to this lined channel, then will travel to the raingarden basin. The conveyance channel is steeply pitched away from the building to encourage the water to travel away from the building. The Channel is also lined with a geotextile fabric to reduce the ability of water to percolate into the soil and gravel along the building foundation. The river rock lining holds the fabric and looks nice.
Getting Ready for Plants…….
Final grading was performed by raking the planting soil and sculpting it to the final grades. The planting areas were marked with inverted spray paint. Native plant plugs will be installed by volunteers. Pictures of the site planted are coming soon….
CNT-West Garden – almost ready for plants
Center for Neighborhood Technology’s new garden on Western Avenue is almost ready for plants.
Most of the hardscape work is done. Some work is still required to get the pergola finished. Plants should arrive this week and will be installed this weekend by Chicago Conservation Corps!
CNT-West, in progress….
The Garden at CNT-West is coming along nicely. Greencorps is doing some really nice work!
There is a bit more info about the garden here.
CNT’s New Raingarden Education Facility at CNT- West
Please check out the Studio’s exciting project at the Center for Neighborhood Technology’s website.
In addition to the raingarden, the garden also showcases materials re-use and re-purpose. CNT was able to purchase used lumber from the ReBuilding Exchange for the pergola, tables, and benches.
Construction is scheduled for the end of the month. More pictures to follow as work continues!
RAIN!!! —–> raingarden
Raingardens and Right-of-Way stormwater gardens slow and hold stormwater so that it has a chance to percolate into the soil. If the water is slowed and held, and if the soil is permeable and planted with the right plants, this valuable water can recharge our groundwater.
6.91 inches last night at O’Hare…..
Water is a resource.
It is about time….. or perhaps it is a revolution?
What do you wish you could find out quickly from your mobile phone?
There is an effort in Chicago supporting the development of these apps. See the excerpt below:
“Four governmental agencies. Over 175 data sets. $50,000 in awards. Real time technical assistance. Connecting communities with software developers.
The Apps for Metro Chicago, IL competition is an unprecedented #opengov software challenge.”
Conveyance….
Getting the water from the downspout to the raingarden will require a lined runnel. Seems like an old piece of steel culvert sliced lengthwise will do the trick here.
Re-Ecology Land Design 
