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Tijeras Arroyo Resiliency Strategies June 26, 2021

In this project, I examine construction techniques that work to slow stormwater run-off and redirect it for use by natural systems that, over time, impart greater biodiversity and resiliency to the Tijeras Watershed. Thesis A variety of low-impact constructed forms have the potential to slow down stormwater run-off so that it may be utilized by living systems. Constructions such as channels, check-dams, swales, dissipaters, terraces, oxbows, and other rock basins require minimal energy inputs to begin nutrient cycling and biomass…

Regenerative Design December 10, 2020

The Navajo Regenerative Growth Initiative is a proposal for transforming the remnants of a timber extraction site in the Diné community of Red Lake. Through remediation, the polluted and abandoned industrial site can become a model for land-based social and ecological resilience. Phytoremediation by sunflowers helps remove residual pollutants and stabilize or destroy contaminants in the soil and groundwater. Composting programs increase the organic activity in the soil enhancing the site’s water absorption. Healthy soil leads to greater agricultural productivity…

Water-Activated December 10, 2020

Water harvesting strategies have made human habitation and agriculture possible in New Mexico since time immemorial.  All along, foot trails have accompanied constructed water infrastructure. El Camino Real Academy commemorates the system of foot trails that carried migrants from Mexico City into the northern stretches of the Rio Grande region during Spanish colonization in the Americas. Travel routes followed the life-giving waters of the river and connecting irrigation channels, or acequias. The school’s proximity to the Rio Grande and historic…

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