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BPness, Part 2: A (Long) Line (of Boom) in the Sand
Notes from Kate's trip thru Lafourche Parish to Grand Isle, LA., Part 2.
"...boom? "The line of sand." That 3-foot high sandy berm? The berm. Their orders are from BP. Oh, BP...."

June 25, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Landmarks' Public Art at UT
"...Clock Knot by Mark di Suvero, 2007 Berm between Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Bldg. and Engineering Teaching..."

Jan. 26, 2017 Photo Gallery

BPness: Louisiana's Beleaguered Coast
A snapshot of life since the spill
"...an island's length of boom and a 3-foot-high sand berm demark the forbidden zone – authorities may detain and..."

June 25, 2010 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...in state court). According to the notice, a rock berm and soil dam that developers placed across Garlic Creek..."

July 30, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Express Success
Sometimes a Round Rock Express game resembles a combination county fair and amusement park : with the baseball game as background more than a sporting event.
"...game. Or the four-year-old rolling down the sloping, grass-covered berm that serves as general-admission outfield seating. Or better yet,..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Sports Feature by Mike Butts

Moving Toward the Edge of Grace
The new and the familiar at Blue Lapis Light's new home
"...seating. In front of that area, on a low berm, stood a 25-foot-tall scaffolding structure, bookended by two sets..."

Sept. 18, 2015 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Austin Gets Out the Vote, 2014
"...The berms out in front of Highland Mall/ACC Highland are covered..."

Nov. 4, 2014 Photo Gallery

Possible TLC for Ancient Trees
"...tree transplanting, and partial removal of a sidewalk and berm. Austin Parks Foundation Executive Director Charlie McCabe has presented..."

Nov. 15, 2007 News Post by Katherine Gregor

Are the Waters Rising at Bouldin Creek?
New FEMA floodplain maps raise neighborhood questions about proposed developments
"...direct threat. The railway, which currently serves as a berm between the undeveloped land and the South Lamar neighborhood,..."

April 28, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

SXSW Picks and Sleepers
"...strummer. Along with his ensemble and dancer Belén Oliva Bermúdez, Teye has toured worldwide. His first solo release, El..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

Trash of the Titans Offends Neighbors, City Board
Neighbors rack up more complaints about Northeast landfills -- and the city Environmental Board joins the fray.
"...of late: In addition to WMI's birds, she's shot berm erosion at BFI, as well as black smoke coming..."

Dec. 13, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Stormwater Quality Control: The State of a Young Art
"...* Rock berms, or piles of rocks, are intended to slow the..."

Jan. 19, 1996 News Feature

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