Steve is desperate to bring GREEN to our GREY city. He is passionate about ecology and the disappearing biodiversity around the world. And he needs our help!

placemaking #ecology # design #education

Background

Steve's project is based around the aim to construct 3 recycled metal trees on Hooleway Roundabout - made from latticework and covered in organic matter. They will increase biodiversity (bugs, insects, birds). The trees themselves will be around 5-7 meters in height and will have within them solar panels; these could power lights or LEDs embedded within the tree, or could they power something else?

The roundabout space is ripe for the picking, and the area could become an educational learning space for families, schools and community groups. It could tell a story of biodiversity decline, and positive ways to make a difference at home. The hack will help formulate creative solutions for this - educational murals, interactive green spaces, carbon monitors producing data for scientific analysis, and potentially augmented reality functions, creating a world of ‘eco-information’.

SuperTrees Asks

How do we convey the SuperTrees project online?

How do we make the project SHOUT?

The roundabout space - landscaping, learning, storytelling - creative design ideas?

Any advice on the nitty gritty - funding, fundraising, planning permission, regulatory challenges?

Our BFFs Commonhall Social and Ginger are kindly sponsoring the entire event for us - covering the costs of the venue, and all the fuel you'll need to keep your clever brains alive and kicking all day. This includes breakfast, refreshments, lunch and drinks all day.

If this tickles your fancy and you are serious about coming to make a positive difference, please register by selecting a Skill above and clicking 'Attend' to bag yourself a limited space.

We will email all those that register much more detailed information about the project background closer to the time.

P.S. We'll be having some informal drinks from 7pm on the Friday evening at Commonhall Social , to give everyone a chance to meet all the GFNrs coming to the hack. It's a really nice way of getting to know people before the day itself, please pop along!