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Category Archives: Stormwater management
Water In The Big Apple
This post is written by Katrina Marland and originally appeared on Loose Leaf, the blog of American Forests. American Forests has had a lot to say over the years about the relationship between forests and water. From protectingsourcewater to managing overflow in cities … Continue reading
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Greens Roofs Will Cover Toronto
Man, those Torontonians! They continue to impress us with their aggressive green infrastructure policies. Back in January of 2010, Toronto became the first North American city to make installing green roofs on new commercial, institutional, and multifamily residential developments compulsory … Continue reading
What a Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Looks Like
A combined sewer overflow (CSO) – the “the discharge of wastewater and stormwater from a combined sewer system directly into a river, stream, lake or ocean” – sounds bad enough. But have you ever seen one?
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The Basics of Phytoremediation
Phytoremediation is the use of green plants and their associated microorganisms to stabilize or reduce inorganic and organic contamination in soils and surfacewater or groundwater. In other words, the process of using trees and other plants as biological filters. It … Continue reading
Performance Metrics and Longer Contracts for a Successful Landscape
Last month’s Landscape Architecture Magazine had an interesting feature by Mike Singer. The article, titled “Are We Done Yet? Measuring for a project’s success is keeping clients and designers engaged well after installation,” explores an emerging trend in the field: … Continue reading
What’s Missing From NYC’s Enhanced Bioswale Tree Pits
New York has an ambitious Green Infrastructure plan, and lately their enhanced bioswales have gotten additional attention. These five foot by twenty foot planters look great from street level, so why do I feel uneasy about them?
Silva Cell Stormwater Schematics Aid Site Design
Back in March, we introduced our Stormwater Schematics for the first time. Last week’s webinar reminded me that I want to make sure everyone knows about these as they consider how they want to use the Silva Cell on their site. … Continue reading
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Casey Tree’s Silva Cell Bioretention Garden Panel
Back in August 2010, Silva Cells were installed to create a bioretention planter at the Casey Trees headquarters. Now, the good folks at that same organization have added an information panel to explain how the system works.
Leveraging Huge Public Investments Using Trees
I read a lot of news stories about development projects described by words like sustainable, walkable, dense, and multi-use. These characteristics are experiencing a real surge in emphasis from both a design standpoint and from media coverage, and rightly so. … Continue reading
Does Bioretention Still Work When the Ground Freezes?
Part 2: Maximizing Bioretention Cold Climate Performance
Part 1 of this blog series summarized recent studies in Minnesota, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and King City, Ontario, which all found that the difference between summer and winter performance of bioretention systems is not substantial, even on sites with severe … Continue reading
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