On May 23, the big step at the environmental center was pouring concrete into the wall forms. This is the first piece of the actual building to rise up much above ground level: up to now, the only thing reaching up more than a few inches was the temporary plywood form. In the photo, the worker in the red sweatshirt is reaching in between the two "walls" of plywood to smooth the surface of the concrete just poured into the gap. Not much of this concrete will finally show in the finished building, since a berm of plant-covered earth will be raised up against it, making the building partly earth sheltered. Photo: Arnold Henderson 5/23/2006
