2024
- Lessons for Acing the Living Building Challenge (Architectural Products)
- City of Whiteville provides updates on Mollie’s Branch Stream Restoration and Infrastructure Improvements Project (WECT, Wilmington, NC
- Interview with Keith Bowers (American Society of Landscape Architects)
- Biohabitats Announces New Leadership Team (For more, see blog post by Keith Bowers)
- House Call/Made to Mushroom (Landscape Architecture Magazine)
- Climbing Inside OLIN’s Giant Sturgeon (Landscape Architecture Magazine)
- Introducing the Beefield Community Park Project (Lowcountry Land Trust)
- On Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, a new floating wetland by Ayers Saint Gross opens at the National Aquarium (The Architect’s Newspaper)
- Rethinking Ownership: Putting Purpose at the Center (Harvard ALI Social Impact Review)
- IHG Signs Six Senses for Pennsylvania (Hotel Management)
2023
- Moffat & Nichol Announces Mentor-Protégé Relationship with Biohabitats through Small Business Administration (SBA) Program
- H2Ohio project continues at Daniels Park in Willoughby (The News-Herald)
- Restoring Sandusky Bay (The Nature Conservancy)
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Performance-Based Plant Selection: Developing a Bioretention Plant Selection Tool (ASLA, The Field)
- The U.S. General Services Administration makes biodiversity a critical element of its sustainability strategies (USGBC)
- Biohabitats Pioneered a Business and Culture of Ecological Restoration; Now the Firm Pioneers Applying Ecological Principles to Ownership and Culture (Climate Change Business Journal)
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Waterfront Partnership unveils plan for Baltimore Blueway water trail network (Daily Record)
- Gales Creek aquatic life returning above demolished Balm Grove Dam (Forest Grove NewsTimes)
- A Path Toward Purpose (Landscape Architecture Magazine)
- Ecological firm with Baltimore office receives 2023 ASLA award (The Daily Record)
- Wildlife, residents, returning to Newly Restored Teaneck Creek Conservancy (NorthJersey.com)
- Ecological design and construction firm gives Nature a seat at decision table with shift in business model
- Plans for Baltimore Blueway water trail network include increased access points, rest stops, more (Baltimore Fishbowl)
- Waterfront Partnership unveils plan for Baltimore Blueway water trail network (The Daily Record)
2022
- Book Launch: Landscape Approach- From Local Communities to Territorial Systems (Oslo Center for Urban and Landscape Studies; Applied Research & Design Publishing; Featuring chapter, “Anchoring Our Cities in Ecological Identity” by Jennifer Dowdell & Keith Bowers)
- Finding Balance: Katy, Fulshear align conservation efforts with continued residential growth (Community Impact Newspaper)
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Follow The Waste: Where do all the leaves go? (KGNU story featuring Biohabitats senior ecologist, Susan Sherrod)
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US Building of the Week: Ford Calumet Environmental Center (world-architects.com)
- Dam Removed Carefully in Steps to Protect Fish and Habitat (Tree For All blog)
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Baltimore’s Inner Harbor Health: The good news and the bad news (WMAR TV, Baltimore, MD)
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A new channel may protect young Clackamas River salmon (KOIN 6 News, Portland, OR)
- The Death and Life of the Great Black Swamp (Belt Magazine)
- Lowcountry leaders working to solve flooding with nature-based approach (News2)
- Kiawah Island Marsh Management Plan Underway
- Biohabitats opens new office to bring more nature-based solutions to New England region
- Cape St. Clair, Md. Uses Dredged Material to Restore Beach & Protect Residences (DREDGEWIRE)
- Council approves contract for new wetland construction (Crescent-News, Defiance, OH)
- Restoration Work Continues at Cape (Bay Weekly, Annapolis, MD)
2021
- A Bold New Environmental Center Helps Redeem a Former Brownfield Site in Chicago (Metropolis Magazine)
- Creating a Resilient and Connected Community (Clean Water Services Annual Report – features several Biohabitats’ projects)
- ODNR, Black Swamp Conservancy complete Redhorse Bend wetland restoration (NBC 24 News)
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PAE Living Building Team Perseveres Through Pandemic and Unwelcome Outside Forces
- Kennett Township addresses greenway projects (Chadds Ford Live)
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Geauga Park District Bass Lake Preserve undergoes restoration project (The News Herald)
- Urban Infill: On-site wastewater treatment solutions break tradition (Water Environment Technology Magazine)
- This May Be the Most Ecologically Ambitious Home Renovation on the Planet (dwell Magazine)
- A New Memorial Marries Ecological and Social Justice (ELLE Decor)
- Georgia Tech unveils civil rights memorial at old Pickrick Restaurant (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
- Week in Tech: Georgia Tech’s EcoCommons (Architect Magazine)
- The Grand Opening of the EcoCommons (Georgia Tech News)
- Residents offer advice for greenway (Chadds Ford Live)
2020
- Ecosystems as a Framework for Urban Planning (The Nature of Cities)
- Wissahickon Trails wraps up $1.4M water quality in Upper Gwynedd Township
- How To Design A Green Community (Tree Hugger)
- Keith Bowers among thought leaders to join Landscape Architecture Foundation Board of Directors
- Kendeda Building Wins Metro Atlanta Chamber Award for Cutting-Edge Sustainability (Georgia Tech News)
- At the End of Pier 26, a Surprise (New York Times)
- Tribeca’s eco-friendly Pier 26 opens with innovative man-made tidal marsh (6sqft)
- Pier 26 at Hudson River Park Transformed into Ecological “Tide Deck” (untapped new york)
- Check out Hudson River Park’s New Pier, Now Open With A Tide Deck (gothamist)
- Heatherwick Proposes New and Improved Waterfront Experience for San Francisco (ArchDaily)
- Exploring Bacon Ridge on a stroll with Max (Capital Gazette)
- Award-winning stormwater project rescues urban stream (Bay Journal)
- Study to Create New Vision for Chattahoochee River Completed (Reporter Newspapers)
- Teaneck Creek Park undergoing $5.6 million restoration project (northjersey.com)
- Miguel Arteaga: From putting out flames to planting trees (Latino Verde)
- Juan Rovalo: the Latino who reconciles construction and nature (Latino Verde)
- Weitzman’s Bouw Helps South Carolina Residents “Imagine the Wall” (Weitzman School of Design, UPenn)
- Back to the future? Charleston’s wall might not be a wall at all (Charleston Post and Courier)
- Helicopter helps with Suter Creek project (Estacada News)
- Brooklyn’s Stickney Creek stream restoration set to begin in October (Cleveland.com)
- Kendeda Building nears landmark water permit (The Living Building Chronicle)
- Sullivan’s Island hears recommendations for maritime forest management (News2 Charleston)
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Georgia Tech’s Kendeda Building Sets a High Bar for Regenerative Design (Metropolis)
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Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design’s Tight Building Envelope (Architect Magazine)
2019
- Ann Arbor development aims to be model for climate-friendly neighborhoods of the future (Michigan Radio NPR)
- Design Of “Living” Georgia Tech Building Gets Former President Obama’s Attention (NPR)
- Georgia Tech’s Living Building, the Southeast’s greenest, is a marvel of efficiency and spare parts (Curbed Atlanta)
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Green school buildings put metro Atlanta in design spotlight (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
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Creek Alignment Coming Into View at Tualatin River NWR (Refuge 20/20)
- A New York School is Showing Visitors Where Wastewater Can Go Once It’s Flushed (The Weather Channel)
- At Baltimore’s National Aquarium, Climate Change Presents Challenges Inside and Out (NPR)
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Take your first look at the $125 million master plan for the Outer Harbor (The Buffalo News)
- Brandywine selects Cooper Robertson and OLIN to lead master plan (Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art)
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Annapolis Awards 20-Year Contract for Stormwater Projects (Chesapeake Bay Magazine)
2018
- City of Annapolis Invests in Clean Water
- ARC, The Trust for Public Land, Cobb County and City of Atlanta Commission $1.5M Study to Create New Vision for Chattahoochee River (Atlanta Regional Commission)
- An oasis of art (Washington Post)
- BIG (BIRD) DATA (Landscape Architecture Magazine)
- Acacia: From Elite Golf Course To Public Greenspace (ideastream)
- Oxbow Regional Park: Metro builds logjams, restores key habitat for threatened fish in Sandy River (Metro News)
- Stream Restoration Aiming To Improve Chesapeake Bay Conditions (WJZ-TV)
- Restoring the Reedy: Greenville’s premier waterway is getting a makeover (Greenville Journal)
- Leadership For All (Tugboat Institute)
- Green infrastructure expert David Yocca joins Biohabitats
- Reflections: River trail aims to draw people to Sterling (Journal-Advocate, Sterling, CO)
- Students take part in Cannery Park restoration (WMDT-TV)
- Georgia Tech’s Biosystems Building earns AIA COTE Top Ten Award
- A Fort Collins outdoor treasure was allowed to go wild. Now it’s a model for others. (The Coloradoan)
- Biohabitats to collaborate with ecological engineering visionary John Todd (press release)
- Documenting How Acacia Golf Course Became A Green Space (ideastream)
- On the Progress and Promise of Water Reuse (Architect Magazine)
2017
- Spa Creek headwaters restoration nears completion (Baltimore Sun)
- The mean, green, water-cleaning machine (Smithsonian Sidedoor Podcast)
- Red Jacket: Connecting Key Parks Along the Waterfront (Buffalo Rising)
- City of Atlanta selects Biohabitats to develop its ‘Urban Ecology Framework’ (Saporta Report)
- Biohabitats Names Jennifer Missett Chesapeake/Delaware Bays Bioregion Team Leader
- Cleveland Metroparks’ Acacia, a former country club, on the path to natural splendor as reservation (cleveland.com)
- Divinity School looks to build sustainable housing (Yale News)
- Restoration at Overpeck seeks to restore wetlands, fight erosion (NorthJersey.com)
- Spa Creek awaits start of restoration project (Capital Gazette, Annapolis, MD)
- Planning for Social Equity (Land Lines, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy)
- Building from the neighborhood up (Building Design + Construction)
2016
- Cleveland Metroparks moving earth for a bit of heaven, as Acacia returns to nature (Cleveland.com)
- Boulder Architecture Firms Aid in Native American Collaborative Community Plan
- More Green Space Planned for Ivy-Emmet Entrance Corridor (UVA Today)
- Biohabitats featured in new publication, Naturalize Urbana, by Maria Mejia with The Alexander von Humboldt Institute
- Sagamore Rolls Out Plans For East Waterfront Park (SouthBmore.com)
- Baltimore design panel raves about Port Covington park (The Daily Record)
2015
- Living Building is a New-Zero Energy Education Center (Engineering.com)
- Library Square Greening and Stormwater Restoration (Blue Water Baltimore Water Blog)
- Floating Islands To Help Protect Jamaica Bay Shorelines (Water Environment Federation Stormwater Report)
- Building a Vibrant Practice (ASLA The Field)
- We can Mimic Nature to Better Manage Water (ASLA The DIRT)
- Based in a former horse barn, Biohabitats creates new ecosystems (Baltimore Sun)
- Final phase of Flewellen Creek Restoration Underway (YourHoustonNews.com)
- Undammed: Bishopville Project a Success (MD DNR News)
- Out of Their Comfort Zone: Students Merge Ecology and Design in Baltimore (Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies)
- Portland’s largest residential development in years officially wraps up (Portland Business Journal)
- Community Celebrates Bishopville Pond Restoration Effort (The Dispatch, Ocean City, MD)
- Pilot Program Aims to Save Jamaica Bay’s Shrinking Marshes (New York Times)
- Wetland Protection Measures Launched in the Rockaways
- Plans revealed that would raise Merriweather’s roof (Baltimore Sun)
- Portland Community is a Sustainability Game Changer (Multi-Housing News)
- Wooden Pavilions by Lake Flato create an education centre in the Texas landscape (Dezeen)
- Mayor Breaks Ground on Vacant Lot Restoration Program (Chesapeake Bay Foundation)
- The Willow School unveils its new center (MyCentralJersey.com)
- 2015 River Summit shows river development progress (WANE-TV, Fort Wayne, IN)
- Antioch College Village Charrette-Ideas, enthusiasm abound (Yellow Springs News, OH)
- College eyes homes on Campus (Yellow Springs News, OH)
2014
- Pooling Creativity (Digital Baton Rouge)
- First, we must plan (Currents 2014, Baton Rouge Area Foundation)
- National model of restoration: Nine Mile Run (Science Daily)
- ‘New normal’ approach to conservation comes under fire (mongobay.com)
- A Walk in the Woods: An ecologically diverse former plantation becomes an outdoor classroom. (Architectural Record)
- Projects create ‘marsh magic’ at Fernhill Wetlands (Portland Tribune, Portland, OR)
- Trust in Action: Arundel on the Bay (Maryland Natural Resource)
- Trust in Action: Parks and People (Maryland Natural Resource)
- Houston firm selected to design LSU lakes master plan (Times-Picayune, New Orleans, LA)
- Old bottles make a floating home for new plants (Daily Record, Baltimore, MD)
- Library Square’s three-year transformation begins soon (Baltimore Guide)
- Net-Zero Water and More: Moving Beyond “Low Flow” (BuildingGreen.com)
- Riverfront development is within reach (The Journal Gazette, Fort Wayne, IN)
- Floodplain Restoration as a Means to Meet Water Quality Goals (Water Resources Impact)
- Urban development to feature Living Machine (Daily Journal of Commerce, Portland, OR)
- Cross Creek Ranch receives restoration award (Houston Chronicle)