Urban Rivers

• Poor tree health in designed floating platforms submerged in Chicago River.
  

• ‏Formulation and creation of specific mineral-rich, Biochar soil mix for new tree plantings. 
• Follow-up seasonal monitoring of new trees and microscopy on these soils.
  

Vedgewater Community Garden

• ‏Large established community group delivered large amount of untested, structurally challenging soil on new annex.
  

• Discussion with garden leaders towards adaptive collaborative design approaches. 
• Sampling soil for qualitative assessment and lab testing.

Jo Daviess

• Larger parcel of public urban land passing into private holding to be used for social events.
  

• Conducting a soil survey of disturbed land to map soil types. 
• Sampling soil in these different areas and running samples through qualitative assessment, chemistry testing and microscopy work, to determine next steps in design of site appropriate for social use.
  

Los Angeles

• ‏‏Restructuring non-profit environmental organization.
  

• Periodic advising on on-going restructuring process.

Jo Daviess

• ‏New land steward of 15 acres of woodland and grazed meadow.
  

• Orienting and building understanding land with guided seasonal walks concentrating on plant and fungal communities.
• Defining topography and hydrology to use towards designing site.