Category: permaculture design


River Refugium Project V2 Update

Posted by:admin Posted On:11 Apr 2026

A Relaunch Statement from the Cernunnos Foundation I need to tell you the real story. Not the technical version — you can read that in the 18-document series we published earlier this year. The story behind the story. Why any


River Refugium Project — Version 2.0 Release & Development Update

Posted by:admin Posted On:1 Apr 2026

A Statement from the Cernunnos Foundation & Bright Meadow Group The River Refugium Project has reached a major milestone. Today — 01 April 2026 — we are publishing Version 2.0 of the complete technical framework. This is not a revision.


Bear Grass

Posted by:admin Posted On:10 Mar 2026

Yucca filamentosa Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: MonocotsOrder: AsparagalesFamily: AsparagaceaeSubfamily: AgavoideaeGenus: YuccaSpecies: Yucca filamentosa Common Names by Region Adam’s NeedleCommon YuccaBear GrassSpanish Bayonet (sometimes incorrectly applied)Needle Palm YuccaThread Yucca Description Growth Form Yucca filamentosa is a hardy, evergreen perennial forming


Ipomoea pandurata

Posted by:admin Posted On:26 Jan 2026

Wild Potato Vine Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsOrder: SolanalesFamily: ConvolvulaceaeGenus: IpomoeaSpecies: Ipomoea pandurata (L.) G. Mey. Common Names by Region General / North America:Wild Potato Vine, Man-of-the-Earth, Bigroot Morning Glory Eastern United States:Man-of-the-Earth, Wild Sweet Potato Midwest / Plains:Wild


Asset Update: River Refugium Project

Posted by:admin Posted On:30 Nov 2025

River Refugium Project – Development Update & Next Steps A Statement from the Cernunnos Foundation & Bright Meadow Group The River Refugium Project is entering its next phase of development, and this page exists to provide clarity for partners, researchers,


River Refugium Project -whitepaper

Posted by:admin Posted On:29 Nov 2025

Today, the Cernunnos Foundation is releasing the high-level technical whitepaper for the River Refugium Project (RRP)—a watershed-scale, closed-loop environmental system designed to intercept nutrient-polluted river water, remove contaminants, and convert recovered biomass into usable industrial materials and renewable fuels. This


The City on the Hill We Build Together

Posted by:admin Posted On:19 Nov 2025

The City on the Hill Some dreams feel too big to talk about out loud. Not because they’re unrealistic, but because they sound embarrassingly hopeful in a world that has learned to sneer at hope. One of those dreams is


We Can Fix This — So Let’s Get In It

Posted by:admin Posted On:1 Nov 2025

As announced recently on our webzine The Blue Ribbon Team, the Cernunnos Foundation LLC has officially relocated to Johnstown, Pennsylvania—and brought our whole family of ventures along for the ride. The move is personal and practical in equal measure. Personally,


Expanding the RRP to a Canal Paradise

Posted by:admin Posted On:4 Apr 2025

EDITORS NOTE: This article started, as many do around here, with a solution looking for traction. The River Refugium Project is our homegrown idea for addressing the Gulf Dead Zone by cleaning water upstream—using hydroponics to intercept nutrient runoff, regenerate


Everything has a season. Lets use them.

Posted by:admin Posted On:21 Feb 2025

The Cycles of Nature: Harnessing Permaculture Design for the River Refugium Project Nature operates in cycles—an intricate dance of elements, organisms, and forces that sustain life on Earth. From the movement of water and nutrients across the landscape to the