by Odessa Studos | Sep 16, 2022 | Bioengineering, Featured, Stream Restoration
CASE STUDIES dirttime.tv/ will post blogs of Case Studies regularly. In 2005 the Transportation Research Board and National Academy of Science published NCHRP Report 544 – Environmentally Sensitive Channel and Bank Protection Methods, meant to provide “DOT Highway...
by Odessa Studos | Jul 25, 2022 | Tip of the Week
Take advantage of the 30% discount offer! Envirocert International, Inc. is endorsing two dirttime.tv/ video courses as a “prerequisite” source of hands-on (as close to an actual field training as the “video-centric” education platform will allow) workshop experience....
by Odessa Studos | Mar 10, 2022 | Featured
Bluffs Project 2 – Fall 2021 Project Techniques: Vegetated Mechanically Stabilized Earth (VMSE) and Modified Filtrexx Soxx – Living Wall Techniques, Custom-filled Grow Soxx – Redding Greenwaste Compost, native grass seed blend, and mychorrizae added...
by Odessa Studos | Jul 15, 2021 | Tip of the Week
A recent article on Popular Science discusses how willows can help filter water. The trees not only filter waste, but benefit from the extra nutrients. “We are pretty convinced that wastewater can be efficiently treated [with willow trees],” – Frédéric Pitre,...
by Odessa Studos | Mar 23, 2021 | Featured
John helped a retired couple on the Sacramento River, between Anderson and Redding, realize a dream, a plan to convert 1-ac of their 4-ac Riverfront property, containing all the trees indigenous to Sacramento River Riparian Forest, into a self-sustaining native grass...
by Odessa Studos | Feb 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
Sacramento Watersheds Action Group (SWAG), the non-profit arm of Salix Applied Earthcare, was daylighting streams back in 2000. SWAG and the Sulphur Creek CRMP collaborated with Shasta College and the city of Redding to request grant funding from the Department of...
by Odessa Studos | Oct 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
This restoration project takes place on the mainstem of the Napa River, south of Saint Helena. Over the years, the Napa River watershed has been confined to become more narrow, has been impacted by habitat destruction, and is highly susceptible to bank erosion and...
by Odessa Studos | Oct 16, 2020 | Tip of the Week
Storm Water Awareness Week (SWAW) goes virtual… And DirtTime’s John McCullah, presented “The ABCs of BMP Installation at Construction Sites” at the 2020 Storm Water Awareness Week (Learn More). Overview John McCullah, a nationally and...
by Odessa Studos | Aug 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
John here at dirttime.tv/ recently interviewed Kaeli Tully, QSP at Tully Consulting Group (TCG). 1. Tell me a bit about your company? How long have you been in business and how many employees do you currently have? We are a Stormwater Management and Civil...