Breaking Ground: Part 2

After two long days of work this weekend, the bio-retention beds in the landscape are underway. We had the benefit of several volunteers from across campus and the community, which made the tasks at hand much less daunting. (Plus the weather was phenomenal!) Arriving Saturday morning there were several tasks to be completed:

-Fill nearly 300 Deltalok bags

-Finish rough grading by hand

-Begin removal of invasive plant species at rear of site

-Dig 10" trenches to secure base course of deltalok into soil sub-grade

Filling Deltalok bags

Beginning to add up...

Rough excavation continues

Hauling dirt

Bags continue to pile...

Beginning excavation of trenches

Finalizing details before inserting bags

First bags go in place

Geo-grid reinforcement

Spike plates between each course

Backfilling between layers

At the end of the weekend, the bags have been filled and the first courses of Deltalok have been laid. This weekend we will push to complete the structural portion of the retention beds, with the intention to back fill with topsoil in the coming weeks! Many thanks again to everyone who came and helped!