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GiveBIG! Helps NBIS advance its mission
Posted on June 21, 2011 | No CommentsBy Arkan Kayihan, As a non-profit board president, I often get asked if non-profit management is different from for-profit management.... -
A sad farewell to a sustainability leader in the NW
Posted on June 8, 2011 | No Commentsby Mary Rose We were all shocked and deeply saddened to learn of the shutdown of Grays Harbor Paper Company... -
By-Product Synergy Players Are Stars On The Sustainability Team!
Posted on April 15, 2011 | No CommentsWritten by NBIS Co-Director, Karl Ostrom’s opening remarks to “Fourth Annual Puget Sound Region Materials Exchange Workshop and Networking Event”... -
Saving the Trillium Forest – Racing down to the finish
Posted on August 31, 2010 | No CommentsWhile it does comes down to money, it's about so much more than that. It's about watching people from all over Island County and beyond, work together to save this giant piece of land. You cannot walk into a local store, cafe, or lumberyard without seeing donation jars with "Save the Forest Now" buttons and postcards on them. Hikers, joggers, birders, photographers, horseback riders, and other groups lead talks and rides through the property. Even small schoolchildren are not spared, helping raise funds and teaching people about why we need to Save the Forest Now -
Building slow – Ten things we may have done right
Posted on June 30, 2010 | 1 CommentA few months ago, I read an article in DWELL magazine talking about the "slow build movement" happening in this country. Here I thought we were just slow builders, but it turns out we are actually part of a "movement." While I'm not too sure the "slow build movement' is going to catch on like wildfire, (mostly because people don't like to live too long with unfinished projects), we realized the time we've been taking to build may have actually led us do a few things right. We know this because we are still married. -
Overhead and Underfoot: Building a green roof upside down.
Posted on March 27, 2010 | No CommentsIt is so large at six acres that you never feel as if you are on an actual roof, and therein is the real beauty of it. Now in its second year of growth, the illusion is so surreal in an urban environment that it’s easy to disregard what lies beneath the top layer. -
When will Philips lamposts bloom?
Posted on June 25, 2009 | No Commentsby Jen Pennington I can’t help but remark on a concept Philips is promoting for an outdoor lighting structure that... -
Becoming a forest steward
Posted on April 24, 2009 | 5 Commentsby Jen Pennington When we purchased our property, I always knew I wanted to get it certified as a stewardship... -
One Good Deed Leads to Another
Posted on August 25, 2007 | No CommentsBy Margo Myles When your town is a largely built-out community, the last vestiges of open land take on new...