Posts Tagged ‘ecological restoration’
CTV Features Lawn Alternatives from Quiet Nature
Lawn Alternatives interview with Daine Verneil (CTV’s Province wide) featuring Quiet Nature Landscaping (June 9 2013)
Read MoreDespite flooding, the Grand River Adventure continues
PRESS RELEASE: For Immediate Release Despite flooding and high water levels, the adventure continues! Waterloo Region, ON, April 2013 In this second edition of “The Grand River Adventure”, Derek Lippert and JP Bartle, experienced paddlers and residents of Ayr ON., are canoeing the entire Grand River in order to raise money for tree planting throughout…
Read MoreWhy is the Grand River Adventure 2013 so important?
Derek Lippert shares some insightful information about the importance of storm water and the Grand River from a paddlers perspective. For more information on The Grand River Adventure 2013 and how you can help, visit http://grandriveradventure.com/
Read MoreThe Grand River Adventure 2013
What is The Grand River Adventure? 7 days 250 km 1 Grand River Welcome to the second annual edition of The Grand River Adventure!
Read MoreOpen Ayr Gathering 2013
When: Thursday March 21, 2013 Where: 33 Northumberland St Ayr, ON N0B 1E0 Please help us celebrate the first day of spring by attending the second ‘Open Ayr Gathering’, an opportunity to engage in dialogue regarding the unique and specialized industry of ecological restoration.
Read MoreCorporate landscape naturalization
This spring in Ontario, with little rain and drought-like conditions, continues to show us the flaws with large scale turf landscapes. Driving around Waterloo Region”s industrial and office parks one is already seeing lawns going dormant, and it’s only May.
Read MoreSoul Standard for Organic Land Care
Over the past several years the term “organic” seems to have taken on a life of its own. We see it branded on everything from carrots to shampoo, clothing to coffee filters. We generally believe that anything displaying this brand is natural, healthy and free from harmful substances. We will even pay more for products…
Read MoreOpen Ayr Gathering
On October 20th, 2011 Quiet Nature hosted the first annual Open Ayr Gathering of Applied Ecological Restoration Professionals. The weather was not in our favour, so the event was ironically held indoors at the historic Richwood Schoolhouse, a 150 year old stone building 10 km south-west of Ayr.
Read MoreOpen Space Solutions landscape review
“Knowledgeable, well-organized, and multi-disciplinary in their approach which combines the discipline of landscape architecture with construction techniques and ecological processes.
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