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==Abstract==
 
[[Image:SriverTeam.jpeg|thumb|right|On-site Team Meeting]]
{{Project data
| authors = Jessica Sheffield, User:DjEcoResto, Austin Payne, Taylor Goodwin
| status = Deployed
| completed = 2019
| cost = USD 1,451.00
| location = Arcata, California
}}
 
[[File:SriverTeam.jpeg|thumb|On-site Team Meeting]]
 
Four engineering students are commissioned by a local high school to help prepare their outdoor space for an orchard. After assessing the site and meeting with the client,the primarily objective was determined to be the preparation of the garden space for the high school seniors landscaping project the following semester.
Four engineering students are commissioned by a local high school to help prepare their outdoor space for an orchard. After assessing the site and meeting with the client,the primarily objective was determined to be the preparation of the garden space for the high school seniors landscaping project the following semester.


== Background ==
== Background ==


As part of the environmental resource engineering major at Humboldt State University students must take ENGR 215, environmental design. For our semester's (Fall 2019) design projects our client was Six Rivers Charter High School in Arcata, California.  
As part of the environmental resource engineering major at Cal Poly Humboldt students must take ENGR 215, environmental design. For our semester's (Fall 2019) design projects our client was Six Rivers Charter High School in Arcata, California.


The clients primary focus developing their outdoor space into a garden-based learning area, as well as an aesthetically pleasing space for teacher who would want host their class outside. Our group, the Greengineers (Jessica Sheffield, Austin Payne, Taylor Goodwin, and Justin Hawkins) was tasked with preparing the a large terrace for an orchard.  
The clients primary focus developing their outdoor space into a garden-based learning area, as well as an aesthetically pleasing space for teacher who would want host their class outside. Our group, the Greengineers (Jessica Sheffield, Austin Payne, Taylor Goodwin, and Justin Hawkins) was tasked with preparing the a large terrace for an orchard.


== Problem statement and criteria ==
== Problem statement and criteria ==


The 1600 sq. foot space had three major issues
The 1600 sq. foot space had three major issues
 
# The terrain was not level, potential safety hazard for a class of thirty students.  
# The terrain was not level, potential safety hazard for a class of thirty students.
# The south east corner was open leading to erosion undermining general slope stability.  
# The south east corner was open leading to erosion undermining general slope stability.
# The soil health was severely compromised by compaction and the addition of low-quality fill dirt to fill the terrace.
# The soil health was severely compromised by compaction and the addition of low-quality fill dirt to fill the terrace.


Through client feedback we were able to generate the set of design criteria below
Through client feedback we were able to generate the set of design criteria below


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{| class="wikitable"
!width="50"|Criterion
! width="50" |Criterion
!width="225"|Constraints
! width="225" |Constraints
!width="50"|Weight
! width="50" |Weight
|-
|-
|Safety || Students must not receive more than a superficial injury from area. || 8
| Safety
| Students must not receive more than a superficial injury from area.
| 8
|-
|-
|Education || Must be an educational space for agriculture and landscaping high school classes || 8
| Education
| Must be an educational space for agriculture and landscaping high school classes
| 8
|-
|-
|Maintenance || No maintenance required over summer and students must be able to maintain landscape throughout school year.|| 7
| Maintenance
| No maintenance required over summer and students must be able to maintain landscape throughout school year.
| 7
|-
|-
|Accessibility || Path of egress must sustain up to 40 people including highschool students and adults. Space must be simple to navigate. || 7
| Accessibility
| Path of egress must sustain up to 40 people including highschool students and adults. Space must be simple to navigate.
| 7
|-
|-
|Durability || Must sustain heavy rain, 30-40 people within the space, able to withstand local fauna and student interaction. || 6
| Durability
| Must sustain heavy rain, 30-40 people within the space, able to withstand local fauna and student interaction.
| 6
|-
|-
|Cost || Must not exceed $400.00. || 5
| Cost
| Must not exceed $400.00.
| 5
|-
|-
|Aesthetics || Must maintain or exceed schools aethetic standard. || 5
| Aesthetics
| Must maintain or exceed schools aethetic standard.
| 5
|}
|}


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The area has been level, the soil amended and the first round of trees have been planted.
The area has been level, the soil amended and the first round of trees have been planted.
[[Image:SriverFinale.jpg|Framed|border|Center]]


===Prototyping===
[[File:SriverFinale.jpg|enframed|border|centre]]


{{gallery
=== Prototyping ===
|width=180
|height=135
|lines=2
|Image:SriverProto1.jpg|Rough Sketch of Orchard to scale.
|Image:SriverProto2.1.jpg|Top view of 3-D Prototype with irrigation.
|Image:SriverProto2.2.jpg|Side view of 3-D Prototype with irrigation.
}}


<gallery>
File:SriverProto1.jpg|Rough Sketch of Orchard to scale.
File:SriverProto2.1.jpg|Top view of 3-D Prototype with irrigation.
File:SriverProto2.2.jpg|Side view of 3-D Prototype with irrigation.
</gallery>


=== Costs ===
=== Costs ===
By tapping into our client's network, extensive correspondence, and
By tapping into our client's network, extensive correspondence, and
generous donations we were able to bring down our actual cost from 1451$ to 0$
generous donations we were able to bring down our actual cost from $1451 to $0


{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ '''Table 2. Material Costs'''
! Table 2. Material Costs
! Quantity !! Material !! Source !! Cost ($) !! Actual ($)
! Quantity
! Material
! Source
! Cost ($)
! Actual ($)
|-
|-
| 20 cubic yards. || Fill-Dirt || Sun Valley Farms
| 20 cubic yards.
|align="right"| 350.00
| Fill-Dirt
|align="right"| 0.00
| Sun Valley Farms
|-
| align="right" |350.00
| 10 cubic yards || Top Soil || Bayside Farm
| align="right" |0.00
|align="right"| 350.00  
|align="right"| 0.00  
|-
|-
| 8 ft. || Gabion Wall || Hilfecker Retaining Walls
| 10 cubic yards
|align="right"| 326.00
| Top Soil
|align="right"| 0.00
| Bayside Farm
| align="right" |350.00
| align="right" |0.00
|-
|-
| 6 || Fruit Tree || Miller Farms Nursery
| 8 ft.
|align="right"| 425.00
| Gabion Wall
|align="right"| 0.00
| Hilfecker Retaining Walls
| align="right" |326.00
| align="right" |0.00
|-
|-
|-class="sortbottom"
| 6
|colspan="3" align="right" | '''Total'''
| Fruit Tree
|align="right"|'''$1,451.00'''  
| Miller Farms Nursery
|align="right"| '''$0.00'''
| align="right" |425.00
| align="right" |0.00
|-
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="3" align="right" |'''Total'''
| align="right" |'''$1,451.00'''
| align="right" |'''$0.00'''
|}
|}


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Gabion Wall Installation
Gabion Wall Installation


{{gallery
<gallery>
|width=180
File:OrchardInstallDigging.jpeg|Installation site is excavated
|height=135
File:SriverMeasure.jpeg|Level out and measure excavation
|lines=2
File:SriverGabionParts.jpg|Disassembled Gabion Wall
|Image:OrchardInstallDigging.jpeg|Installation site is excavated
File:Sriver2.jpeg|Installed Gabion Wall
|Image:SriverMeasure.jpeg|Level out and measure excavation  
File:SriverLabor.jpeg|Filling with Stone
|Image:SriverGabionParts.jpg|Disassembled Gabion Wall
File:SriverGabionFinal.jpg| Finished Gabion
|Image:Sriver2.jpeg|Installed Gabion Wall
</gallery>
|Image:SriverLabor.jpeg|Filling with Stone
|Image:SriverGabionFinal.jpg| Finished Gabion
}}
 


Grading
Grading


{{gallery
<gallery>
|width=180
File: SriverLabor2.jpg | Preparing on-site soil for amendment for grading
|height=135
File: SriverLine.jpg | Established level for grading
|lines=2
File: SriversDirt.jpg | Fill dirt delivered to site
|Image: SriverLabor2.jpg | Preparing on-site soil for amendment for grading  
File: SriverLeveled.jpg | Near leveled orchard site
|Image: SriverLine.jpg | Established level for grading
File: SriverTree.jpg | Final grade with tree planted
|Image: SriversDirt.jpg | Fill dirt delivered to site
</gallery>
|Image: SriverLeveled.jpg | Near leveled orchard site
|Image: SriverTree.jpg | Final grade with tree planted
}}


== Maintenance ==
== Maintenance ==


Maintenance is most crucial during the first year during which the trees are establishing themselves. Once established ambient participation will be sufficient for the orchard with occasional soil enriching encouraged. Six Rivers Charter High School Landscaping Class is expected too carry out most of the maintenance with occasional supplement maintenance provided during the first summer.
Maintenance is most crucial during the first year during which the trees are establishing themselves. Once established ambient participation will be sufficient for the orchard with occasional soil enriching encouraged. Six Rivers Charter High School Landscaping Class is expected too carry out most of the maintenance with occasional supplement maintenance provided during the first summer.


=== Schedule ===
=== Schedule ===


;Monthly
;Monthly


*Inspect Irrigation (Most crucial during first year)a monthly task
* Inspect Irrigation (Most crucial during first year)a monthly task
 
* Trim back plant growth between trees
*Trim back plant growth between trees
 


;Yearly
;Yearly


*Harvest Fruit
* Harvest Fruit
* Prune trees to appropriate size
* Inspect Gabion Wall for Structural
* Spread Cover Crop seed to promote soil fertility


*Prune trees to appropriate size
;Every 10-20 years


*Inspect Gabion Wall for Structural
* Consider replacing gabion wall


*Spread Cover Crop seed to promote soil fertility
== Discussion and next steps ==


* Irrigation needs to be installed before summer so the tree can establish themselves.
* Fencing atop the gabion wall is recommended due to the steep drop off on the other side.
* Trellis could installed along fence to provide additional growing space for food plants.
* The removal of the eucalyptus tree shading out the space is strongly encouraged.


;Every 10-20 years
== Video ==


*Consider replacing gabion wall
{{Video|O5WIVcsc1rI}}
 
==Discussion and next steps==
*Irrigation needs to be installed before summer so the tree can establish themselves.
*Fencing atop the gabion wall is recommended due to the steep drop off on the other side.
*Trellis could installed along fence to provide additional growing space for food plants.
*The removal of the eucalyptus tree shading out the space is strongly encouraged.
 
==Video==
{{#widget:YouTube|id=O5WIVcsc1rI}}


{{Page data
| keywords = gardening, landscape, landscaping, orchard, outdoor space, fruit tree, gabion wall, top soil
| sdg = SDG11 Sustainable cities and communities
| published = 2019
| organizations = Six Rivers Charter School, Engr205 Introduction to Design, Cal Poly Humboldt
| license = CC-BY-SA-3.0
| language = en
}}


[[Category:Engr215 Introduction to Design]]
[[Category:Engr205 Introduction to Design]]
[[Category:Six Rivers Charter School]]
[[Category:Six Rivers Charter School]]
[[Category:Gardening]]
[[Category:Gardening]]

Latest revision as of 14:23, 28 February 2024

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Authors Jessica Sheffield
Justin B. Hawkins
Austin Payne
Taylor Goodwin
Location Arcata, California
Status Deployed
Completed 2019
Cost USD 1,451.00
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On-site Team Meeting

Four engineering students are commissioned by a local high school to help prepare their outdoor space for an orchard. After assessing the site and meeting with the client,the primarily objective was determined to be the preparation of the garden space for the high school seniors landscaping project the following semester.

Background[edit | edit source]

As part of the environmental resource engineering major at Cal Poly Humboldt students must take ENGR 215, environmental design. For our semester's (Fall 2019) design projects our client was Six Rivers Charter High School in Arcata, California.

The clients primary focus developing their outdoor space into a garden-based learning area, as well as an aesthetically pleasing space for teacher who would want host their class outside. Our group, the Greengineers (Jessica Sheffield, Austin Payne, Taylor Goodwin, and Justin Hawkins) was tasked with preparing the a large terrace for an orchard.

Problem statement and criteria[edit | edit source]

The 1600 sq. foot space had three major issues

  1. The terrain was not level, potential safety hazard for a class of thirty students.
  2. The south east corner was open leading to erosion undermining general slope stability.
  3. The soil health was severely compromised by compaction and the addition of low-quality fill dirt to fill the terrace.

Through client feedback we were able to generate the set of design criteria below

Criterion Constraints Weight
Safety Students must not receive more than a superficial injury from area. 8
Education Must be an educational space for agriculture and landscaping high school classes 8
Maintenance No maintenance required over summer and students must be able to maintain landscape throughout school year. 7
Accessibility Path of egress must sustain up to 40 people including highschool students and adults. Space must be simple to navigate. 7
Durability Must sustain heavy rain, 30-40 people within the space, able to withstand local fauna and student interaction. 6
Cost Must not exceed $400.00. 5
Aesthetics Must maintain or exceed schools aethetic standard. 5

Description of final project[edit | edit source]

The area has been level, the soil amended and the first round of trees have been planted.

SriverFinale.jpg

Prototyping[edit | edit source]

  • Rough Sketch of Orchard to scale.

    Rough Sketch of Orchard to scale.

  • Top view of 3-D Prototype with irrigation.

    Top view of 3-D Prototype with irrigation.

  • Side view of 3-D Prototype with irrigation.

    Side view of 3-D Prototype with irrigation.

Costs[edit | edit source]

By tapping into our client's network, extensive correspondence, and generous donations we were able to bring down our actual cost from $1451 to $0

Table 2. Material Costs Quantity Material Source Cost ($) Actual ($)
20 cubic yards. Fill-Dirt Sun Valley Farms 350.00 0.00
10 cubic yards Top Soil Bayside Farm 350.00 0.00
8 ft. Gabion Wall Hilfecker Retaining Walls 326.00 0.00
6 Fruit Tree Miller Farms Nursery 425.00 0.00
Total $1,451.00 $0.00

Implementation[edit | edit source]

Gabion Wall Installation

  • Installation site is excavated

    Installation site is excavated

  • Level out and measure excavation

    Level out and measure excavation

  • Disassembled Gabion Wall

    Disassembled Gabion Wall

  • Installed Gabion Wall

    Installed Gabion Wall

  • Filling with Stone

    Filling with Stone

  • Finished Gabion

    Finished Gabion

Grading

  • Preparing on-site soil for amendment for grading

    Preparing on-site soil for amendment for grading

  • Established level for grading

    Established level for grading

  • Fill dirt delivered to site

    Fill dirt delivered to site

  • Near leveled orchard site

    Near leveled orchard site

  • Final grade with tree planted

    Final grade with tree planted

Maintenance[edit | edit source]

Maintenance is most crucial during the first year during which the trees are establishing themselves. Once established ambient participation will be sufficient for the orchard with occasional soil enriching encouraged. Six Rivers Charter High School Landscaping Class is expected too carry out most of the maintenance with occasional supplement maintenance provided during the first summer.

Schedule[edit | edit source]

Monthly
  • Inspect Irrigation (Most crucial during first year)a monthly task
  • Trim back plant growth between trees
Yearly
  • Harvest Fruit
  • Prune trees to appropriate size
  • Inspect Gabion Wall for Structural
  • Spread Cover Crop seed to promote soil fertility
Every 10-20 years
  • Consider replacing gabion wall

Discussion and next steps[edit | edit source]

  • Irrigation needs to be installed before summer so the tree can establish themselves.
  • Fencing atop the gabion wall is recommended due to the steep drop off on the other side.
  • Trellis could installed along fence to provide additional growing space for food plants.
  • The removal of the eucalyptus tree shading out the space is strongly encouraged.

Video[edit | edit source]

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Keywords gardening, landscape, landscaping, orchard, outdoor space, fruit tree, gabion wall, top soil
SDG SDG11 Sustainable cities and communities
Authors Justin B. Hawkins, Lonny Grafman
License CC-BY-SA-3.0
Organizations Six Rivers Charter School, Engr205 Introduction to Design, Cal Poly Humboldt
Language English (en)
Related 0 subpages, 3 pages link here
Aliases Six Rivers Charter High School pocket orchard
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Created November 14, 2019 by Lonny Grafman
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