Why Manhattan's Green Roofs Don't Work--and How to Fix Them
Friday, May 17, 2013 - 07:00
in Earth & Climate
On a rooftop in New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood, two students are collecting soil samples from boxes planted with species from two native plant communities: Hempstead Plains, which are grasses belonging to a prairie community originally found on Long Island, and Rocky Summit grasslands,which grow on the tops of mountains and ridges throughout southern New England and all of New York StateThey carefully place the dirt from the soil core into a plastic bag and seal it up to be taken to the lab for analysis. [More]