Tale of a Swale

This year, some parts of the United States—and elsewhere in the world—were besieged by wildfires of historic proportions.  In my part of the world we have been drowning in an abundance of rain, culminating last week in devastating flooding as the end of a hurricane roared through.  It made me wish that we could somehow … Read more

Swell Swale

When I was on vacation in August, I saw the most inspiring bioswale I have ever seen. Some people may ask, “What on earth is a bioswale?” The answer is simple. A bioswale is a more sophisticated and ecologically sound version of a drainage ditch. Bioswales are designed to hold, channel and sometimes filter the … Read more