7/09/2025

2025 Grey water system thus far

Stage 1

 

The bamboo DOUBLE contained

Plants : Scutellaria lateriflora, Sagittaria latifolia, Mentha spicata, rescue bamboo


Stage 2

The main pond - 300 gallon Rubbermaid stock tank

Plants - Lemna minor, Sagittaria latifolia, Menyanthes trifoliata, Epipactis gigantea, and Lilium pardalinum

Notes - Many generations of frogs, newts, and nymphs have lived here. 

 

Epipactis gigantea and Lilium pardalinum



Stage 3

Stock tank to use for spot watering

Note - The sticks are for birds and insects to escape.


Stage 4 

Carnivorous plants and moisture lovers

Plants : Mentha spicata, Sarracenia spp., Darlingtonia californica


 

 

 

 

Rescue duck release party

 


6/30/2025

2025 Rain Collection Shower


 A 500 and 1500 gallon tank

 


 

Simple plumbing with garden hose attachments


 

 Solar heater prototype


 

 Cold water / watering line



Shower valves


Low flow nozzle / mister


Paradise Shower


Working






 

 

 

5/20/2025

2025 - Siskiyou trip

 

The Coquille River


 

Iris chrysophylla


 

 
Darmera peltata
 

 

 

Toxicoscordion

      
    
    
Madrone and Thermopsis
 
      

Asarum marmoratum



Asclepias cordifolia


 
        
 
 
 
The Rogue River

     
 

 Port Orford


 

Calystegia soldanella

  
 
 



 
 
Cascara


  
 

The Siuslaw River