Residents of Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood have identified a need to reduce stormwater flooding and the number of vacant parcels in their community. Green Infrastructure (GI) can be installed on vacant…

Residents of Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood have identified a need to reduce stormwater flooding and the number of vacant parcels in their community. Green Infrastructure (GI) can be installed on vacant…
…Green (BIG) that will have “green infrastructure” installed on them to capture rainwater, promote greenspace, and curb heat-island effect. Local nonprofits including Delta Institute (Delta), BIG, and Emerald South Economic…
…health for sale valuation, loan and investment underwriting, and—quite notably—carbon sequestration and documented water/soil quality improvements. Delta will design a framework for soil health land valuation based on sound science…
Brief Overview of What We’re Doing The Conservation Fund, Delta Institute, and Champaign County Soil and Water Conservation District (CCSWCD) collaborated to develop and test a framework for an…
…Many of our supporters are familiar with Delta’s efforts to create Steel City Salvage, our deconstruction project that saves reclaimed materials from vacant buildings going to landfill—instead selling them to…
…of 10.5% annualized net economic gain for investors and summarizes the social and environmental impacts of Farmland LP’s investment management practices. Farmland LP buys and converts conventionally farmed land to…
…material use, I divert waste generated by my industry by reusing signage substrates, like corrugated plastic used for yard signs, instead of buying new,” they share. “At the same time,…
…site, it was the best option. Eve Pytel explains through the use of phytoremediation on this toxic site, the fast-growing poplar and cottonwood trees can absorb petroleum in the soil…
…brownfields in Muskegon, MI into urban tree farms using fast-growing poplar trees that clean up soil while providing a host of other benefits. In 2012, Delta Institute began working in…
…is featured in the”The Intricate Ecology…of Vacant Lots,” episode. Delta is working in partnership with Fresh Coast Capital and the City of Gary to use these fast-growing plants as an…
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