[permaculture] Bioswales, Open Space, Recreation - all in one place?

Scott Pittman scott at permaculture.org
Thu Oct 30 15:21:14 EDT 2008


I don't see a major difference in the ideas except scale.  If you review
Global Gardener you will not that Bill Mollison highlights a swale built by
the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) back in the 30's that is still very
vibrant and working as designed.  I'm not sure I recognize the difference
between a bioswale and a swale?


Scott Pittman
Director
Permaculture Institute
www.permaculture.org

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[mailto:permaculture-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of David Glober
Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 12:19 PM
To: permaculture
Subject: [permaculture] Bioswales, Open Space, Recreation - all in one
place?

Greetings,

I'm part of a local community group reviewing a design that's been
proposed that would include bioswales for stormwater filtration - not
exactly the same thing as swales we put in for rainwater capture and
growing trees - in an area that's already been designated for open space,
shoreline preservation and recreation.

Would any one know if this could prove to be an example of stacking
functions and multiple use, or is this something that is mutually
exclusive?

David Glober ~ San Francisco
Recent Permaculture Design Cert Grad
david.glober at yahoo.com

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