Rain Harvesting and Rain Gardens. Trevor Smith, lead designer at Land Escapes, Inc., and a past president of the Ecological Landscape Alliance, will give a talk on rain harvesting and rain gardens, continuing the talk on permeable surfaces he gave … Continue reading →

Somerville’s Urban Forest  Dr. Vanessa Boukili, Somerville’s first full-time City Arborist, will give a general overview of the status of the City’s more than 12,000 public trees; she will talk briefly about some of her current projects, and discuss Somerville’s current tree inventory, tree risk assessments and public … Continue reading →