Today we were extremely efficient in tying together loose ends and making headway on our final products. Looking back on the day I think it is worth while to summarize our efforts below:
-Caitlin cranked away at the formatting of the guide book- editing, citing and the text arrangement was a bear and we are all appreciative of her work.
-Meg has been a go-getter in terms of researching and creating a simple 5-step start-up guide for low impact landscaping. Her drafted plan was a huge help during our interviews as it was a great document to show and get feedback on from both Anne from Blue Bell nurseries and Bob Eckert (professor of natural resources and environmental education here at UNH).
-Amy has turned into our contact resource as well as research agent- an invaluable position. Today she worked on drafting the history of the Tamposi land and the details of the development. Additionally she has been creating write-ups for our interviews which we will use in our results section of our final binder.
-The morning for me was filled with photographing the flora that will be in our guidebook. At short visit out to Tamposi with Meg ended up (hopefully as technology problems prohibited me from downloading the photos at UNH) a successful mission and we have captured roughly 28 of the 32 identified species!!
-In the afternoon we were fortunate as mentioned above to meet with Bob Eckert and Anne both whom were a wealth of pertinent information. Bob keyed us into the restrictions for land owners on the Tamposi boarders as well as some of the future ideas for the conservation land. Anne knows plants and was able to provide us with a great laundry list of plants, shrubs, and trees that are "natural" options for landscaping. Again we received positive feedback that validated our project and the need for communication between local people and scientists.
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Good luck iwht your guide book.
I have a couple suggetstions. Get your graphic designer to play around with a few different layouts. First one can show the ptype compressed a bit, the second style for the same page(s) will have more room.
Second, I saw a good laundry list of tasks getting completed, but no mention of paper choices.
There is little point of making a green guide if you are clearcutting the Boreal forest or British Columbia. These days all papers can be FSC certified and minimally 30% recycled. Look for Endeavor or similar mixed certified papers. FSC certification is the best available -- and means their is a chain of custody from tree being logged to paper being made so it is done sustainably.
But perhaps this guide is a pdf downloadable guide?
Spellcheck boarder. I believe you mean "border" --
I am glad to see you working on a rain garden. Good Nature Publishing designing a Green Living series of posters including Rain Garden, Green Roof, and Backyard Habitat for several agencies.
In the process of designing, I have become a rain garden evangelist-- and want to encourage a million rain gardens across the country. As you say in another post-- the design is simple, the plants can be native, and the value to pollution control, stormwater management, and flora and fauna priceless.
Good luck with your work. Feel free to keep in touch if you need help with design and layout, or if you are printing.
Best fishes,
Timothy Colman, publisher
Good Nature Publishing Co
Thank you for your response and input. We hadn't thought about paper and will now consider our options! We appreciate your advice and interest- once we set up our website we will send you the link!
-Green Guidance
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