About This Event
Step into Roger Williams Park and experience ecological design at a full scale! BIOPOD Co. is a Rhode Island-founded ecosystem services consultancy that deploys modular, mycelium-based floating wetlands to restore urban waterways, and this guided site tour puts you directly inside a live 20-unit installation. Led by the BIOPOD Co. team, RISD alumni and practitioners are working at the intersection of biomaterials, ecological design, and citizen science. You'll walk the water's edge, learning how each module uses mycelium, plant roots, and microbial communities to filter pollutants, capture phosphorus, and build habitat, treating biology itself as a co-creator. Participants use tools to examine real water samples and plant conditions, document observations through a nature journaling exercise, and leave with a clear understanding of how the system is monitored over its 12-month pilot and how they can continue engaging with the site long after the event ends.
This event is located in Roger Williams Park near Roosevelt Lake. Click here for the exact Google Maps pin.
This is a limited capacity event. Your RSVP does not guarantee your participation. Please arrive on time, as the event is first come, first serve for registered attendees.
About This Event
Step into Roger Williams Park and experience ecological design at a full scale! BIOPOD Co. is a Rhode Island-founded ecosystem services consultancy that deploys modular, mycelium-based floating wetlands to restore urban waterways, and this guided site tour puts you directly inside a live 20-unit installation. Led by the BIOPOD Co. team, RISD alumni and practitioners are working at the intersection of biomaterials, ecological design, and citizen science. You'll walk the water's edge, learning how each module uses mycelium, plant roots, and microbial communities to filter pollutants, capture phosphorus, and build habitat, treating biology itself as a co-creator. Participants use tools to examine real water samples and plant conditions, document observations through a nature journaling exercise, and leave with a clear understanding of how the system is monitored over its 12-month pilot and how they can continue engaging with the site long after the event ends.
This event is located in Roger Williams Park near Roosevelt Lake. Click here for the exact Google Maps pin.
This is a limited capacity event. Your RSVP does not guarantee your participation. Please arrive on time, as the event is first come, first serve for registered attendees.