Little Leaf Farms, a hydroponic greenhouse operation that grows lettuce, occupies about 160 acres of land on a mountaintop near Hazleton, PA. Its greenhouses do not cover all the land and its operation produces nutritious peat and ‘waste’ water – water enriched with nutrients for growing the lettuce. Little Leaf is interested in learning how […]
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Walker Township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, is the owner and caretaker of Woodcock Valley Park, which serves the community of McConnellstown and surrounding residents as an outdoor recreation space. The township supervisors and Park Committee would like to see changes to the park that implement easier maintenance and more utility for local residents. The township […]
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College Township, adjacent to State College and Penn State University Park’s campus, has experienced significant urban growth. Due to its location in the Spring Creek watershed and Chesapeake Bay watershed, sedimentation control due to stormwater runoff is important. This project involves retrofitting a 1.38-acre stormwater management basin in Penn Hills to include a runoff reduction […]
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Coburn Park serves as the community park for Penn Township, consisting of a 15+ acres area along Penns Creek, with two picnic pavilions, a playground, baseball field and large open, mowed areas. Opposite the parking area for the park, is a swale that seems to collect stormwater runoff from the town of Coburn slightly uphill. […]
State College experienced a local street flooding issue at the intersection of Glenn Road and Taylor Street in the Borough. The street flooding did not occur during every rain event, only during heavier rainfall. The borough planned to have the pipe sections televised to verify the condition of the pipes and pipe sizes. Some drainage […]
The Mapuche Community of Campo La Cruz was settled on the outskirts of Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina, following a process of colonization and conquest during the 19th century. Located on the temperate plains of the humid pampas, its ecosystem consists of grasslands and prairies, although the expansion of agriculture and the city replaced much of […]
The City of Mukilteo relies on a Parks, Recreation, Open Space, and Arts (PROSA) Plan as one of its major policies directing the development of parks and recreation programs. Following our comprehensive plan update, the city needs to update its 2017 PROSA plan to better align with the city’s policy direction and meet certain grant […]
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Over time, the renovation of Jim Holm Park has risen in priority with the City of Granite Falls. The park renovation has the potential to help address the many needs of various age and recreational interest groups. The City wishes to be quite intentional in how it determines these needs on this signature park property. […]
The Granite Falls City Council has directed staff to seek a functional design for lots adjacent to the “Granite Falls Municipal Campus”, which could include an open space plaza area for civic events and a future community center building. The City of Granite Falls wishes to receive sound assistance to evaluate all options surrounding land […]
Pacific County Economic Development Council is working to create a plan for an “industry cluster” of business and educational resources that specifically addresses their growing marine services sector. This cluster would bring together marine and maritime-dependent businesses, innovators, and educators for local sourcing of expertise necessary to support modern vessel maintenance and operations. Attention will […]