CWC Flood Forum Presentation Available Here
Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Charlestown Waterfront Coalition 2018 Flood Forum on Tuesday! We are excited to share information about sea level rise adaptation and climate resiliency with the community. The presentation is available to download here:
Kate Speaking at The CWC Flood Forum: Tuesday 4/23/18 at 6:30pm
Kate Kennen, Principal at Offshoots will be speaking at the Charlestown Waterfront Coalition (CWC) Flood Forum on Tuesday, April 24. The forum will discuss the effects of sea level rise on the Charlestown Waterfront and strategies for preparing the Charlestown Navy Yard for the next major storm. Kate will be joining John Bologna of Coastal Engineering and Peter Allen of Smart Vent…
Kate speaking at Harvard: Landscapes for Pollinators with GSDBees- 3/20/18 at 7pm
Kate Kennen from Offshoots will speak about pollination promotion and working to reconnect native ecologies followed by BeeCo, a project led by Nic Hogan and Max Vanatta, MDes ‘18, aiming to allow anybody to raise bees currently focusing on the development of a modular, climate-controlled hive that improves the survival rates of honeybee colonies
Wine + Food will be provided, and we’ll have a discussion after their presentations on applications for design and urban ecology through urban bee populations.
TUESDAY 3.20.18 at 7pm- Harvard Gund Hall, Room 111
ELA Webinar: Green Up for Clean Up: Planting to Remediate Contaminated Landscapes
Ecological Landscape Alliance Presentation – Green Up for Clean Up: Planting to Remediate Contaminated Landscapes
Originally Presented by Kate Kennen on February 13, 2018
Offshoots to Design Blessing of the Bay Park in Somerville!
Kate Kennen from Offshoots will speak about pollination promotion and working to reconnect native ecologies followed by BeeCo, a project led by Nic Hogan and Max Vanatta, MDes ‘18, aiming to allow anybody to raise bees currently focusing on the development of a...
Happy Holidays from Offshoots!
From schematic design of a 30 acre Hudson River brownfield to installation of courtyard gardens in Boston, 2017 has been a whirlwind here at Offshoots! We started the season by welcoming Josh Brown (currently studying landscape architecture at the BAC) and Mark...
Meet Kate Kennen – Boston Voyager
Offshoots is excited to announce that we will be leading a community-driven schematic design for the Blessing of the Bay Park in Somerville! The revitalization effort along this 1.3 mile stretch of the Mystic River is spearheaded by the Mystic River Watershed...
Free EPA Webinar on Phytoremediation
EPA is hosting a free Clu-In webinar on phytoremediation, phytotechnology, phytomonitoring and phytoforensics on Tuesday 10/10 at 1pm EST! Join Kate Kennen (from Offshoots), Joel Burken (from Missouri S&T), and Michele Mahoney (from EPA) to get a gain...
PHYTO Book Review
Kate Kennen and Niall Kirkwood’s PHYTO was reviewed by Ian Balcom in Ecological Restoration.
Using Old Cranberry Bogs to Create New Coastal Wetlands
Scientists are turning a cranberry bog back into coastal wetland. The experiment is seen as a path for dormant bogs and another chance for vanishing habitat while also removing excess nutrients from groundwater, wastewater and stormwater.
Exhibit – Under the Surface: Hidden Dimensions of Drainage Landscapes
Rebecca recently completed her Master in Design Studies at the Harvard Graduate School of Design and her project, Under the Surface: Hidden Dimensions of Drainage Landscapes, will be on display until the 30th! We are very proud of her and encourage you to check out...
Meet Kate Kennen – Boston Voyager
Boston Voyager recently featured Kate as a part of their Inspiring Stories series! "Every neighborhood in Beantown has its own vibe, style, culture and history, but what consistently amazes us is not what differentiates the various neighborhoods but rather what they...
Meet Kate Kennen- Boston Voyager
Boston Voyager recently featured Kate as a part of their Inspiring Stories series! “Every neighborhood in Beantown has its own vibe, style, culture and history, but what consistently amazes us is not what differentiates the various neighborhoods but rather what they...
Exhibit – Under the Surface: Hidden Dimensions of Drainage Landscapes
Rebecca recently completed her Master in Design Studies at the Harvard Graduate School of Design and her project, Under the Surface: Hidden Dimensions of Drainage Landscapes, will be on display until the 30th! We are very proud of her and encourage you to check out...
BSLA Merit Award in Analysis and Planning – Route 6 Stormwater and Vegetation Plan
We were honored to receive a merit award in analysis and planning from the Boston Society of Landscape Architects for the Route 6 Stormwater and Vegetation Plan at the BSLA Gala last week. The plan was written in collaboration with Horsley Whitten Group and...
March Phytoremediation Lectures at ELA, NJ ASLA & Temple University
The Ecological Landscape Alliance, New Jersey American Society of Landscape Architects and Temple University Landscape Architecture Deparment will be hosting Kate Kennen in March to lecture on phytotechnologies. Links to these public lectures are provided below. Hope...
Phytoremediation: Overview and Opportunities for Integration in Landscape Design
The Ecological Landscape Alliance has featured and excerpt from Kate and Niall's PHYTO book in their February Newsletter. The following Foreword to Phyto: Principles and Resources for Site Remediation and Landscape Design, Routledge, written by Steve Rock at the EPA...
Offshoots Celebrates 5 Year Anniversary
Happy Anniversary Offshoots, Inc.! The new year marks the 5th Anniversary for Offshoots. Since 2012, the team has taken on over 115 installation and design projects amounting to 100 acres, and 18 planning projects totaling over 1,600 acres. Offshoots projects have...
Happy Holidays!
What a wonderful year! Offshoots kicked off 2016 in style with a retreat to Jay Peak, Vermont where we welcomed Rebecca, Shelby and Sam (the dog) to our design team and Joe B. (aka- ‘the other Joe’) and Adham to our installation crew. Kate’s PHYTO book won both...
64 Allandale Project – A Win for Climate Change Advocates in Boston
We're excited to be working with Merge Architects Inc. and Wondergroup on 64 Allandale, an important Net Zero community in Boston. The project was approved by the ZBA yesterday. A great win for climate change advocates in boston!...
Edible Landscapes – TED
This TED Talk is a few years old but is still as relevant as ever. Food is a universal language which makes it a great tool for getting people engaged in their landscape. Pam Warhurst presents her experience in getting edible gardening into the most unlikely of places...
Union Point Featured on Chronicle
“You know the old saying ‘use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without?’ That applies to hand-me-down clothing and to places.” Offshoots recently completed construction documents for an upcoming phase of LStar’s Union Point that will be located on the corner of...
Free Stormwater Workshop on Cape Cod
The Association to Preserve Cape Cod has sponsored a free stormwater workshop to exlplore the opportunity to integrate phytoremediation and phytotechnologies into stormwater design. Kate will be presenting with Brian Kuchar from Horsley Witten Group on opportunities...
Bomb-Spotting Plants?
Want to learn more about plants that could detect explosives? This is an older article, but we just found out about these potential plants that elicit responses when TNT is around: https://www.wired.com/2011/01/grow-your-own-bomb-detector We're interested in Jane...
Kate Presenting at Mayors Institute on City Design
Kate will be presenting at the Mayors’ Institute on City Design on Friday, 23 September 2016, in Miami Beach. The Mayors’ Institute on City Design (MICD) is a leadership initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the American Architectural...
Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts Signage Project Installed
This summer Offshoots completed a comprehensive signage and wayfinding system for the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts. The project included designing signage for camp property entries, regulatory road signs, welcome signs and wayfinding signs as well as...
PHYTO Book Reviewed in the Journal of Architectural Education
Review of PHYTO book just published in the Journal of Architectural Education. Thank you Frank Sleegers!! http://www.jaeonline.org/articles/reviews-books/phyto#/page1/
PHYTO Book Wins ASLA Honor Award
Thank you ASLA for honoring our book with an award today! We look forward to celebrating with the profession in October in New Orleans! https://www.asla.org/2016awards/172182.html https://www.amazon.com/Phyto-Principles-Resources-Remediation-Landscape/dp/0415814154...
South End Installation
When the season is as busy as it has been, we often forget to post photos of our garden installations. We have just completed this formal South End project complete with granite edging and pavers, massed plants with high foliage contrast, formal fastigiate Hornbeam...
Kate’s Upcoming Speaking Engagements – BSA Urban Design Committee
Interested in Phytoremediation? Catch Kate speak and offer highlights from her PHYTO book on Thursday, July 28th at the BSA Space! This presentation, hosted by the Urban Design Committee, is free and open to the public. Click here for more information! 7/28- 6:30pm...