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Comment on A building that’s 90% more efficient by John

John — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:59:33 +0000

hey, nice blog…really like it and added to bookmarks. keep up with good work

Comment on Sharing Fall’s abundance by mls ns

mls ns — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:32:30 +0000

Thanks for the help…my grandpa always said “A weed is a plant that has mastered every survival skill except for learning how to grow in rows.

Comment on City folks… eating and growing local by mls ns

mls ns — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:32:28 +0000

All of this “talk” of yard work is wearing me out What did the carrot say to the wheat? Lettuce rest, I’m feeling beet.

Comment on Animals that once graced Vancouver, part 2 by we love animals

we love animals — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 04:06:56 +0000

This is a great series on Vancouver’s animals. We hope you keep up this stuff!
We still remember a time when our parents used to see bears and beavers in Vancouver. That was probably 60 odd years ago.

My grandpa had some deer antlers he managed to collect when he was a young man. All from the wild that once lived in Vancouver’s forests.

We love your blog. Please keep up your postings on our city’s wildlife. Thanks!

Comment on Hot? try evaporative cooling …or solar cooling by urbantreefrog

urbantreefrog — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 07:33:26 +0000

sorry Orla… we don’t know of any place that actually sells evaporative coolers. You can actually make one up yourself.

We made one at one of our university greenhouses years ago … all you need is some sort of absorptive material (like mineral wool), a water source to wick up the water, and a fan to draw air through the soaked material.

Only thing is that the outside air needs to be drier than the inside so evaporation occurs… and this shouldn’t be a problem in Vancouver. Do a web search, and you’ll find all sorts of interesting ideas and drawn plans on building your own swamp (evaporative) cooler.

Comment on Hot? try evaporative cooling …or solar cooling by Orla

Orla — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 04:24:38 +0000

I live in Vancouver and really want to buy a swamp cooler. I’ve checked all the major retailers but can’t find one. Where can I get one?

Thanks in advance

Comment on Vancouver’s secret urban forest by the Urban Treefrog blog » Animals that once graced Vancouver, part 2

the Urban Treefrog blog » Animals that once graced Vancouver, part 2 — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 18:13:25 +0000

[...] number of neighbours and I have been documenting the flora and fauna of our small urban forest (see earlier post on “Fraserview forest”) here in south Vancouver, over the past few [...]

Comment on Vancouver’s secret urban forest by the Urban Treefrog blog » Animals that once graced Vancouver, part 1

the Urban Treefrog blog » Animals that once graced Vancouver, part 1 — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:49:25 +0000

[...] number of neighbours and I have been documenting the flora and fauna of our small urban forest (see earlier post on “Fraserview forest”) here in south Vancouver, over the past few years. We’ve [...]

Comment on Saving Fraserview forest… 13 years later by the Urban Treefrog blog » Metro Vancouver’s backyard / lost fish streams

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:40:26 +0000

[...] some of our historic waterways. Today’s Vivian creek in east Vancouver (see earlier post, saving Fraserview forest), still provides habitat to cutthroat trout and stickleback fish. Seeing the fish darting about [...]

Comment on April 30, 2010: Save The Frogs Day by Bethanie Murga

Bethanie Murga — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 05:04:41 +0000

Hi. I wanted to drop you a quick note to express my thanks. I’ve been following your blog for a month or so and have picked up a ton of good information as well as enjoyed the way you’ve structured your site.