By jtsherkLAR 524, Summer 2018, Rocky Branch Artful Restoration is an urban creek that runs more than a mile through NC State’s campus and drains into Walnut Creek, a tributary of the Neuse River. Nearly ten years ago, NC State partnered with NC Sea Grant to implement a three-phase restoration project of Rocky Branch. |NC State, Teaching
By jtsherkHS 401, Spring 2015, Mary Yarborough Court Holliday Hall Landscape Improvements. At the macro scale, the benefits of the urban forest include; 1- improvement of air and water quality, 2- reduction of heat island effect (caused by pavement without shade to be 50-90 degrees hotter than the air), 3- Reduction in stormwater runoff and pollution, 4- capture and long term storage of atmospheric carbon dioxide CO2, (which helps to mitigate and/or defer global warming) 5- increase in aesthetic value, 6- provides human recovery from stress. |Teaching
By jtsherkHS357, Fall 2013 - Connections and an artful design for incorporating people spaces and the improvement of stormwater management for steps between Dail Field and Weisinger–Brown Athletic Facility which adjoins the Rocky Branch Creek stream restoration at NC State were done in collaboration with Dr. Barbara Doll, a civil engineer and Water Quality Specialist with NC Sea Grant, and the Design/Build team at the NC State Grounds Management and Landscape Construction Services (GMLCS) office in the Facilities division. |Teaching
By jtsherkHS357, Spring 2011 - An artful gathering space and pedestrian access to the Rocky Branch Creek behind the Tennis Complex at NCSU was done in collaboration with Dr. Barbara Doll, a civil engineer and Water Quality Specialist with NC Sea Grant.