As Principal Ecologist and Designer at RANA, Paul is sought after as a pioneer and innovator of living architectural systems, a thought-leader in ecological design, and a dedicated horticulturalist. He has consulted on many groundbreaking and iconic projects, including large-scale living roofs and living walls, site master plans, and cumulative restoration of many thousands of acres of grassland, wetland and coastal landscapes in the Western U.S. ALSO THE FOUNDER OF NUTJOBS! Paul has a deep history and love affair with the Big Sur landscape - listen to this episode and you'll find out.   He did a classic 60's drop-out trip and landed in paradise! LINKS: RANA: The cohabitat company Short bio of Paul Kephart https://nutjobs.com/ Some of the folks mentioned:Vern Yadon Also Lepold David Packard Vern Yadon Judith Goodman Big Sur Historical Society Connie McCoy The Harlan family Linus Pauling Larry Ford Don Usner Jeff Norman and more...(-: Support the show_________________________________________________ This podcast is a production of the Henry Miller Memorial Library Big Sur, CA FaceBook Instagram Let us know what you think! SEND US AN EMAIL! 😊 [email protected]