"Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits."

-Thomas Jefferson

Happy 4th of July!!

-SoilTech

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This week is #NationalPollinatorWeek! 🐝

Without pollinators, the human race and all of Earth's ecosystems would NOT survive. Over 80% of the world's flowering plants require a pollinator to reproduce.

Native plants are vital to the existence of all pollinators. Not only do they provide nectar, they are also drought-tolerant and can survive on much less water than other plants.

Our native plant featured today is the Penstemon species. 🌸

Penstemon are a very common wildflower native to desert mountains in Nevada, California, Utah, Arizona and Idaho. Palmer’s Penstemon thrives in desert washes and sagebrush-covered slopes. It is a drought-tolerant perennial plant, preferring well-draining, drier soils. It grows in washes, roadsides, canyon floors, and found in creosote bush scrub, and juniper woodlands. The tubular flowers feature lines leading to the back of the flower known as nectar guides, like runway lights advertising to bees. Penstemon provides pollen and nectar at a time when resources are dwindling at the end of spring. Their long bloom time between late spring and mid-summer is vital when other plants are just beginning to bloom.

You can help the pollinators that are vital to our existence, by planting these desert-friendly native plants.

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This Memorial Day, let us bow our heads in silence to remember and honor the sacrifices of hundreds of men and women who gave their lives for the country.

Happy Memorial Day.
Soil-Tech

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#memorialday2022
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Pollinator Highlight: Sulphur Bukweat 🌼

Sulphur Buckwheat (Eriogonum umbellatum) is a species of wild buckwheat and is native to western North America from California to Colorado to central Canada, where it is abundant and found in many habitats, including the sagebrush steppe and alpine areas.

Liking well-drained soil—even gravel and sand—it takes heat, cold and places that barely support plant life. It is normally found at about 4,000’ in sage scrub.

Sulphur Buckwheat attracts bees, hover flies and butterflies, and is eaten by various types of mammals, and is also a larval host and nectar source for lupine blue butterfly.

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#pollinator
#savethebees
#sulphurbuckwheat
#buckwheat
#nativeplants
#seeding
#hydroseeding
#springflowers
#truckeemeadows
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"To see a world in a grain of sand & a heaven in a wildflower."

– William Blake

🌸 Happy #NationalWildflowerWeek! 🌸

Milkweed plants serve as an important food source for a number of insect species that help keep nature in balance as well as pollinate some of our most important crops.

But native milkweed is also the key to the survival of the iconic and endangered monarch butterfly.

The milkweed is one of the most important pollinator-attractor plants that we seed in the Sierras and Truckee Meadows to restore habitats.

#NationalWildflowerWeek
#WildflowerWednesday
#savethebees
#monarchbutterfly
#pollinators
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Safety is more than an obligation, it’s a bond that keeps us connected to each other, to something bigger than ourselves. We are responsible for the wellbeing and safety of everyone on every project, ensuring we all do our best work and return home safely every single day.

Connected. Supported. Safe.

Happy #ConstructionSafetyWeek!

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#constructionsafety
#constructionsafetyweek2022
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Happy Earth Day! 🌎🌎🌎

The Canopy Project improves our shared environment by planting trees across the globe. This year, we hope that you’ll donate to The Canopy Project and support the cause.

Your generous donation will help plant trees and restore our earth. 🌲🌲🌲

You can plant a tree for as little as $1.

Donate at the link in bio.

#TheCanopyProject
#Reforestation
#InvestInOurPlanet
#earthday2022
#naturerestored
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"Your business will only get as big as the shadow of your character."

-Orrin Woodward

#WednesdayWisom

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#environmentalconstruction
#environmentalcontractor
#desertconservation
#naturerestored
#character
#business …

With an average of less than 10 inches of rainfall each year, Nevada is the nation’s driest state. However, underground water supplements rainfall to enable incredible #biodiversity in Nevada. The Silver State has the 11th highest biodiversity in the U.S., with more than 300 species found nowhere else in the world.

Groundwater is a precious resource, as it supports our ecosystems and communities. Most of the world's liquid freshwater is groundwater, which supports clean drinking water, farming, ecosystems, industries and more, and is essential for helping us adapt to climate change.

Did you know….

🐾 More than 40% of Nevada's 300+ endemic species rely on Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystems

🌱 2M acres of Nevada (3% of the state) is wetlands

🐠 600,000 acres of habitat are supported by Nevada's rivers & streams

💧 More than 25,000 springs are found in Nevada

Celebrate World Water Day with us by learning more about Nevada's groundwater-dependent ecosystems.

Link in bio 🔗
http://ow.ly/Jx9W50IpN9S
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#waterconservation
#watershedrestoration
#wetlandsrestoration
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