Urban Remediation Project
in Charlottesville, Virginia

Click on an image to view the larger slideshow of the 2007 Botanical Sanctuary

Backyard Sanctuary at Sacred Plant Traditions	City site with compost stored too close to stream	Riparian area with nitrogen burn
Stream created from excess nitrogen and resultant algae bloom	Testing Stream Quality	Obtaining Test Samples
The Test of dedication	Recording data	Looking for signs of life
Learning Principles of riparian buffers	Hauling composted mulch	Father & son eco team
Building swales	Innoculating with king stropharia for myco-remediation	Teacher Christine Gyovai with nettles for nitrogen fixing
After source of contaminants were moved, the healing begins	As only herbalists can enjoy	Mushroom spore prep
Preparing logs for Oyster Mushroom spores	Innoculating Logs	Sealing spores with beeswax
Student design project - to rehabilatate urban meadow	The urban meadow	Soaking cardboard to begin sheet mulching
Sheet mulching with cardboard	Sheet mulch beds	Donated bench from Plow & Hearth
Spring goldenseal, cohosh, trillium, bloodroot	Sacred Plant native gardens in early spring	View of woods and meadow
First year's success - Pedicularis canadensis	Chamaelirium luteum	Homage to our local Jefferson
Trillium beauty in the hand of the beholder	Installation made so much easier with sheet mulch beds	Nettles & violets
A happy crew of proud stewards	Green fingers are the extension of a verdant heart. ~Russell Page