We are so excited to see Architect Magazine highlight our client The Ecology School's new buildings. Click the link below to read about the campus developments and the amazing work the Ecology School is doing here in Southern Maine. Photos by trentbellphotography
Great work Ryan. Congratulations to you, Scott and the rest of your team!
Cool project. Nice work Ryan Kanteres!
Commercial roof larger than a tennis court, and spend £3K plus a month on electricity? If its YES you may qualify for ‘free to fit’ solar panels. This offer is limited. Contact me to check!
Here’s why you will need an Ecology survey if you want to install a solar panel farm on your land…
Do you need an ecology survey to install a solar panel farm on your land? You will need an ecology survey on any site where there is a possibility of an existing ecosystem or habitat for protected species. Below are some typical examples of habitats of protected species. If any of the below can be found on the proposed development site, you will need to conduct an ecology survey: ✅ Heathland ✅ Lakes or bodies of water ✅ Ponds or ditches ✅ Woodland, scrub, or hedgerow ✅ Parkland, pasture or meadow ✅ Complex tree structures, caves, or cave-like spaces ✅ Coastal habitats ✅ Large rural or suburban gardens ✅ Existing derelict buildings, farm buildings, timber frame buildings with access points Regardless of whether evidence of protected species habitat is found or not, it will be necessary to conduct an ecology survey early on in the development planning and way before the planning application. When assessing land for installing our ‘free to fit’ solar form solution, an ecology survey is the first process step after the land has passed the initial pre-qualifier stage. The ecology survey is complex and specialised but not something to worry the landowner, as we have specialised consultants who will conduct the survey and form the required report on your behalf. Would you like to learn more about the steps involved when install ‘free to fit’ solar farms? …email [email protected] or call 07887 548523.
I was awoken this morning with a sense of grave concern about the fact so many grad ecologists are coming out of uni with no real knowledge about how the UK countryside and its habitats work and are thus being set up for a a genuine sense of overwhelm when they start taking on PEA's. The background knowledge gaps in UK habitat dynamics, landscape/historical ecology and soil science/geology are HUGE. Many lack core ecological concepts like succession, intermittent disturbance hypothesis etc They come in unable to identify a single plant.... Shadowing and CPD teaches them the protected species ecology/survey skills but that should be the sprinkles on the ecology cake.... Ultimately these youngsters have sprinkles but no cake. Ecology is all about interrelatedness and making links between sometimes quite disparate concepts. Without a core knowledge base in ecology/habitats/soils/landscape (and with no ID skills) you can read a site only on the most shallow of levels. When I started I was able to jump into Preliminary Eco Appraisals immediately because I I lucked out on my education big time. My BTEC/BSc/MSc focused on UK ecology/legislation and the promoting of field skill and plant ID development as constant practice. I was privileged to work with innovative, inspiring, rule breaking lecturers (including members of the Herts flora/bat groups). Then, the ASSET course ran by ARBTECH back in 2019 formed the sprinkles on my cake in its delivery of consultancy key skills and specific protected species ecology/survey techniques. I started my job with confidence in my knowledge and knew what to do with minimal shadowing. My teachers empowered me. Sometimes it's a case that they've come from a non-ecological education and their lack of knowledge is understandable. But I'm alarmed at how many kids have not been empowered with the knowledge they need to truly understand ecology. I've been thinking for a while about how I could impart the knowledge installed by my teachers into the heads of junior staff beyond sporadic infodumping on Slack (which I am realising is inneffective). Teaching is a skillset in itself and I've been going back through the annals of my brain trying to work out exactly what I was taught, how it was structured, what lectures really stuck with me and why. (the day I learned what soil is and how it was made was the highlight of my life, he made us chew different soils to see how it tasted and felt in our teeth... took us out to see a Podzol....I loved it)😂 Anyway, I was overcome by this inexplicable and sudden need to make a PowerPoint presentation on the proper analysis of landscapes to inform desk studies and I got out Oliver Rackhams History of the Countryside (A SEMINAL PIECE) and then suddenly the whole of sunday disappeared. 😆 #ecology #landscapeecology #historicalecology
Urban Ecology invites us to reimagine cities as places for people and plants Ecology seeks to understand the vital connections between plants and animals and the world around them. Qualifying the term with ‘urban’ sets us in specific environment, where dwellings are clustered tightly, and natural environment is at risk of being crowded out. At what cost does this bring to urban communities and how can we counter it? The Ministers have some suggestions for our consideration. A botanist on every local council: They would understand wild plants and be responsible for council policy on matters of management of their green areas, including road verges, leading to a complete shift in understanding of things like mowing and applying weedkillers. Jane Perrone Community and wild green spaces for everyone: People can’t learn to love plants if they have a very passive relationship. If we could get people involved with plants, get people growing, get people observing nature, I think it would really change from a passive to an active relationship, and it would make people understand and appreciate those plants. Truly green and truly wild spaces would really help improve that people’s relationship with nature. Sophie Leguil Encourage and promote the cultural relationship with plants: I would like to see a lot more art using plants and focusing on plants. If we could celebrate those plants in a different way, then we could inspire people across the board. Some are interested in the words, some in the visual aspect, and some are interested in their properties. All it will take is a little sparkle to change our relationship with plants. Sophie Leguil Re-imagine every city as a park, garden or forest: Every house and school and area would have access to green and blue spaces, and to the wild, and invite the imagination into that space every day. Dr Penny A. Hay _______________________ Rob Hopkins (2024). Ministry of Imagination: An imagination-based manifesto for times that need one. Harvested from the guests of From What If to What Next podcast. https://lnkd.in/ehDPvCfG
As badgers are a protected species, badger surveys may be required to support a planning application to gain planning permission if there are signs of badgers in the area. #planning #development #ecology #badgers https://bit.ly/3Eb5RME
What Is Ecology? The world where we live in lifeless active ingredients. In particular, these creatures interact with both environments. Science science that examines this relationship in nature is called ecology. In the field of ecology, the ecosystem has all living and inanimate creatures. Another name for ecology is environmental protection. It may take into account factors with biotlama and inanimate factors, which are live factors for environmental, surveys and research. Samples of Bio Consider Ecosystem Function can be presented as consumers, manufacturers and discriminatory. Abytic factors that affect ecosystem and examined by ecology; Climate conditions are factors such as air, soil and water. The ecosystem, which is very systematic and complex, is examined by information about ecology and life in life and the continuity of living things is given. In the science of ecology, all living things in the ecosystem are called organisms. The environment in which ecosystem organizations survive is known as the expression of an inanimate environment. Similar species are found in this inanimate environment for the professional population. The resulting creatures are found in the lifeless environment both in continuous interaction and in non revival conditions. The st...
As badgers are a protected species, badger surveys may be required to support a planning application to gain planning permission if there are signs of badgers in the area. #planning #development #ecology #badgers https://bit.ly/3Eb5RME
Professor of Ecology | Science Director at Babson College ..................... Biogeochemistry | Sustainability | Biomimicry | Urban Systems | ...... Forest Ecology | Green Technology | Climate Change | Invasive Species
Please check out our new article: Using 4DEE framework to #teach #ecology to non-majors published in Frontiers in Ecology & the Environment #ESA https://lnkd.in/eKKpkXQk
As badgers are a protected species, badger surveys may be required to support a planning application to gain planning permission if there are signs of badgers in the area. #planning #development #ecology #badgers https://bit.ly/3Eb5RME
How to increase the external validity of a study in ecology. External validity (or the degree to which results from a study can be generalized) is an essential experimental or observational study design feature, but very tricky in practice....and it gives rise to many discussions in our lab. In this post I summarize some key points that I think are important. Please let me know what your thoughts on this are! #ecology #experiment https://lnkd.in/eeaTYryj
Finding New Funders We also create maps over a radar system to see the ecology it in a slightly different way. In this example we have put the client at the centre of the ecology; their target donors are shown with a red bullseye. In either type of map, you can click on any of the donor or recipient elements to see more information on them such as: The sector they operate in or their programmatic focus Reasons for giving as described by them on their tax returns Key decision makers Headquarters location Giving locations Annual Expenditure (or Total Annual Grants Given/Received) Average/Largest Size of Grant/Grant Bracket “Number of Links” within the study The amount of information that we are able to provide depends on the depth of research the client requires. When selecting a new funder, a landscape map can reveal the other organisations in their sector in partnership with this funder, plus basic information on the funder. Contact us to find out more about the different layers of research we can apply to your Funding Ecology Landscape map, and how it all interconnects! https://lnkd.in/eGugkdPU
Net Positive Individual, Living Future Hero, Architect/Specifier at Kalin Associates Inc.
11moOne of my favorite things about this project is the amazing collaboration between three architecture firms! Well done everyone! Kaplan Thompson Architects, BRIBURN, and Simons Architects