Not just a twig— a redbud revival

On Saturday April 24, Rhea volunteers converged on Moraine St Park to weed and mulch a long-neglected native species planter located at the entrance to the Ranger’s office. As we finished and were packing up, one of the Moraine St Park employees asked if anyone would like an Eastern Redbud seedling to plant at home. I have always loved this tree. That love stems from the happiness that overcomes me in the very early spring to know winter is almost over when I see the Eastern Redbud’s bright, striking pink flowers all along the PA Turnpike as I travel to our other offices on the east coast.

Monica Blasko 3/1/21 Monica Blasko 3/1/21

A long-awaited Green Card celebration!

Back in 2016, Rhea spent considerable effort to find an experienced geotechnical engineer. This endeavor was not an easy task, but we were lucky that we met Sandip Uprety. The catch was that he needed to gain U.S. residency, or he would have to return to his home country of Nepal.

Monica Blasko 10/23/20 Monica Blasko 10/23/20

Ghosts and geophysics...just in time for Halloween

Last fall, our archaeological geophysics team performed a survey of lost graves at two historic cemeteries in Alexandria, Virginia. They planned to spend their time looking for coffins, but they did not expect to end up investigating a ghost story.