https://land8.com/members/gabriels-metz/activity/ Activity feed for Gabriel S. Metz. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:32:17 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 556ea1d6cf1f863fa76be16fa50c7bc5 https://land8.com/forums/topic/planting-in-an-erosion-control-blanket/#post-158455 Tue, 13 Mar 2012 06:35:47 +0000 In arid regions of the country 2:1 manufactured slopes are common place.  In areas with higher precipitation rate 3:1 is generally the recommended max.  However in overpass construction, slope and shoreline restoration 2:1 can be common to meet and connect to existing stable slopes.
As a general rule, if you are specifying any company’s pro…[Read more]

]]> 0 2d902d5c229cb99d2c69a219c2ee76ea https://land8.com/forums/topic/help-ive-got-bugs/#post-158437 Tue, 13 Mar 2012 03:28:21 +0000 Yep that is the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

]]> 0 74bcc196ba65893d8ee5ba26926fb81d https://land8.com/forums/topic/getting-drawings-from-tracing-paper-to-standard-paper/#post-158476 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 06:58:20 +0000 I use the same technique as you describe.   This is by far my favorite way to render plans.  I can render quick and dirty just adding color or I can build up color layers creating depth.  I like to render on the back while highlighting and shadowing on the front.   I found that 13 pound trace works the best.  It is heavier and more durable than t…[Read more]

]]> 0 1a82cffea4706801d6a4131d722c88e6 https://land8.com/forums/topic/visiting-california/#post-162566 Sat, 28 May 2011 03:29:58 +0000 In my opinion, if you have never been to the Getty, you should most definitely spend a day there.  You can learn equally from bad design as you can from good design and form your own opinions. 
A few more worth seeing…
Huntington Library in San Marino (LA area) is a must see for me!
http://www.huntington.org/
Gamble House and surrou…[Read more]

]]> 0 21c2cbd996311af5ecff9f89a9ae8da1 https://land8.com/forums/topic/aquaculture-polyculture-precedents-for-landscape-design/#post-165415 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 19:15:38 +0000 TJ
I just remembered another project that may interest you, check out Kate Orff’s work and her firm Scape in New York.  She also teaches at Columbia.  Here is a link to her TED Talk given earlier this month.  Think you will find some aquaculture ideas near the end of the talk.
http://www.ted.com/talks/kate_orff_oysters_as_architecture.html

]]> 0 3cd60aeeacaf448318ce8c36bb85584b https://land8.com/forums/topic/aquaculture-polyculture-precedents-for-landscape-design/#post-165417 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 09:37:05 +0000 Are you by chance working on the Lincolnshire Coastal Grazing Marshes project?  If you are, it sounds like a great ecotourism project, so many things going on.  If it is not this project, check it out for ideas.  I was just looking at that project a few days ago and a couple recent articles came to mind.  I am a NPR news junky and recently they…[Read more]

]]> 0 5215331a9b387f7cdbf7b1ffa71c293d https://land8.com/forums/topic/looking-for-a-smart-soils-expert/#post-167762 Mon, 20 Sep 2010 02:40:46 +0000 We use Garn Wallace with Wallance Laboratories for projects throughout the US. http://www.bettersoils.com/. He and his team are great to work with and can full all your needs. I send him soil samples by fedex all the time.

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