Trees Tame Stormwater Interactive Poster

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Rain refreshes the land and nourishes the green landscape. But as houses, stores, schools, roads and parking lots spread and natural tree cover is lost, so is the absorbing effect of vegetation and soil. The welcome rain becomes costly stormwater runoff. Without the benefit of trees and vegetated infrastructure, waterways are polluted as oils, heavy metal particles and other harmful substances are washed away. Fish and wildlife suffer, drinking water becomes expensive or impossible to reclaim, property values are reduced, and our living environment is degraded.

February 14, 2015 | Categories: Be Part of the Solution, Best Management Practice, BMP, Complete Streets, Green Architecture, Green Infrastructure, Green Space, Green Street, Groundwater, Infrastructure, Landscape Maintenance, Local, Stormwater, Stormwater Quality, Sustainability, Urban Planning, Water Pollution, Watershed | Tags: ArborDay, Drinking water, Environment, Fish and Wildlife, Green Infrastructure, Heavy Metals, Infrastructure Investment, Landscape, Public Works, Renewable, Stormwater, Stormwater Quality, Sustainability, Tree Canopy, Trees, Urban planning, Urban Stormwater, Water Pollution, Waterways | Leave a comment