New Report Shines Light on Minnesota Water Quality Concerns

New Report Shines Light on Minnesota Water Quality Concerns

We can be part of the solution and fix some of these concerns using green roofs as storm water controls in our urban areas!  -MGRC ST. PAUL, MN – A new report released today by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)...

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Research shows green roofs help bees get around

Research shows green roofs help bees get around

Recent research in Switzerland shows that green roofs increase the biodiversity of bugs in urban areas, particularly bugs that crawl but don’t fly. But for flying bugs, especially bees, green roofs may be even more...

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Bees and Green Roofs in Southeast Minneapolis

Bees and Green Roofs in Southeast Minneapolis

The University of Minnesota newspaper Minnesota Daily recently published an interesting article about a possible expansion of sustainable roof technologies, including green roofs and beekeeping, in the Southeast Como...

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Star Tribune explores Green Roofs

Star Tribune explores
Green Roofs

Hamline University’s new green roof is profiled by Janet Moore in the StarTribune. It’s a good overview of green roofs, their popularity, and showcases the LiveRoof system installed on Hamline’s new student...

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Natural Home and Garden articles

Natural Home and Garden articles

Here are links to two nice articles discussing green roofs in Natural Home and Garden magazine: Not as good as our primer and FAQ, of course :-), but a good introduction none-the-less!                 Green Roof...

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