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SHED is at the Whatcom Home & Garden Show this weekend with the Kulshan Community Land Trust. Come on out to the fair grounds to see our blue ribbon landscape that features native plants and reusable materials, tour the tiny home and buy a raffle ticket to benefit Kulshan!

Extra special thank you to the donors who made the garden possible: Cloud Mountain Farm Center and My Garden Nursery for generously lending all the plants and BlueBarrel Rainwater Catchment Systems for the two-barrel system that is included in the tiny home raffle!

http://www.washingtonnature.org/cities/solvingstormwater

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/salmon-spawning-may-move-mountains/

Salmon Spawning May Move Mountains The fish’s reproduction erodes riverbeds over millennia, research suggests

Pink Dawn Viburnum in full bloom on January 3rd at Boulevard Park!

https://www.mnn.com/your-home/organic-farming-gardening/stories/roundup-book-whitewash-glyphosate-worlds-most-popular-w**d-killer

Roundup cover-up? Book paints troubling portrait of the world's most popular w**d killer 'Whitewash' finds disturbing evidence of corporate suppression.

SHED is an official designer/ installer for BlueBarrel Rainwater Catchment Systems! Using recycled barrels, BlueBarrel RainKits are completely customizable. Contact us today to discuss your specific site and water needs!

Rainwater For Gardens - BlueBarrel Rainwater Catchment Systems Learn about rainwater for gardens! Why do plants prefer rainwater over any other water source? Three primary reasons: it's free from salts, minerals, and chemicals...

http://e360.yale.edu/features/urban-refuge-how-cities-can-help-rebuild-declining-bee-populations

Urban Refuge: How Cities Can Help Rebuild Declining Bee Populations With bees threatened by habitat loss, pesticides, and climate change, researchers are finding that planting flower patches in urban gardens and green spaces can help restore these essential pollinators. The results are already being seen in cities from Chicago to London to Melbourne.