Now that you have determined the type of soils on your property, it is time to determine its Curve Number. The Curve Number is an empirical value created by the NRCS the is used to estimate how much ...

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What is a rain garden, and how does it work? Rain gardens, sometimes called bio-retention areas, are shallow depressions in the landscape that capture stormwater and allow it to gradually percolate ...

It’s a remedy for flooding and good for the Chesapeake Bay. As I watched rain puddle in our backyard, I brought up the idea of a rain garden to my family. My husband raised his brow, no doubt ...

Stormwater that runs off buildings and paved streets frequently carries high levels of pollutants into rivers and lakes, some of which serve as sources of drinking water. Rain gardens, green ...

Here in Pennsylvania, we are no stranger to flash floods and erosion from heavy rains. Water from rainfall and snow melt can find a solid surface upon which to flow so quickly that it erodes ...

The 16th Avenue Tree Lawn Rain Garden is a demonstration of a low-cost, owner-maintained strategy for use of a tree lawn to temporarily store, infiltrate and filter stormwater collected from the roof ...

(RNS) — Showy goldenrod. Oxeye sunflower. Blue false indigo. When spring comes, it’s impossible not to notice the colorful ensemble of flowers and bushes outside the Sisters of St. Joseph’s convent in ...

Everyone can do something to live thoughtfully on the land. Rain gardens are one way people can connect with their local waterway, even if they do not live near it. Planting a rain garden can help ...

>> ITS PROJECT LIKE THESE THAT SAFER SWIMMING ONE DAY. LOWELL: A LOT OF GARDENING, INSTALLING HUNDREDS OF NATIVE PLANTS IN HARRIS CREEK PARK TO FILTER STORMWATER RUNOFF ULTIMATELY MAKING THE HARBOR ...

Residents from seven central Ohio suburbs who want to reduce runoff from their properties by installing a rain garden can receive instructional and monetary support. Conservation implementation ...

The demonstration rain garden in Bartholomew County is located on the IUPU Columbus Campus in a parking lot island and had previously been a flat and open, windswept area occupied by turf grass ...