Roots of the Sky

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Writing about how plant communities make the living world possible, managing energy, carbon and water in the thin space around the rock we call home.

About Scott Dierks

I'm an ecological engineer, interested in the rooting zone and its impacts on soils and water cycling. I have 25-years+ experience designing upland, wetland and river restoration and stormwater green infrastructure projects.

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