With help from many in the community, Stillwaters Environmental Center in Kingston recently completed an entry gateway, with a model green roof. The gateway will greet visitors as they leave the parking area and enter the gardens, gathering spots, and trails through the woods.

The  structure is made from recycled timbers cut from boom logs, complete with artistic teredo clam worm holes.

The Green Roof is a small model of what could be done in many situations, on a variety of small buildings. Green roofs decrease the amount of rainwater run-off from the roof, provide more plants to clean the air, insulate the building (if it is enclosed), provide habitat for birds and insects, and are very good-looking! This roof is populated with sedums, thyme, kinnikinnick and plants that love dry conditions and are scarce in the mostly wetland conditions at Stillwaters.

— Information from Stillwaters Environmental Center