Other Urban Trees and Green Stormwater Infrastructure Material

Quantifying the benefits of urban forest systems as a component of the green infrastructure stormwater treatment network

The purpose of this literature review is to highlight the limited research performed, document areas of need for quantifying the benefits of urban trees for stormwater management, and provide a basis for providing credits for trees in stormwater designs.

Gravel Bed Stormwater Retention System - Greenhouse Demonstration Project

This project was conducted to better understand below-ground tree root morphology in gravel-based stormwater retention systems. read more...

Investigating the Stormwater: Quantity and Quality Impacts of Urban Trees

A webinar given by Bill Selbig and Rebecca Dohn on January 8, 2020 discussing current research regarding street tree debris and water quality as well as how Nashville views its urban forest as a stormwater management practice.

Tree Function in Stormwater Biofilters

The Minnesota Stormwater Seminar Series featured trees in bioretention systems as a stormwater runoff mitigation practice. This 2-hour presentation and panel discussion features Jon Hathaway, Research Engineer at University of Tennessee, and some of his stormwater research involving trees.

Trees and Stormwater Audit Tool

This audit tool helps cities to determine how well their ordinances and practices can reduce impervious surfaces and whether they are using all the best tools to manage their urban forests. This tool scores a city and shows where improvements are needed.

Urban Watershed Forestry Manual: Part 2

This manual is Part 2 of a three-part series on using trees to protect and restore urban watersheds. read more...

Green Infrastructure: Abstracts from Low Impact Development 2010

Presentation titles and abstracts from the 2010 conference: Redefining Water in The City, Proceedings of the 2010 International Low Impact Development Conference (San Francisco, California) read more...

Stormwater Goes Green: The Benefit and Health of Trees in Green Stormwater Infrastructure (view webcast)

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Filling a Need: Developing training for stormwater managers about the influence of trees on urban stormwater

This presentation was given by Charles Barden at the pre-conference workshop for the Center for Watershed Protection Annual Conference in Charleston, SC. This presentation reviews the results from a Stormwater Manager survey assessing the need for training and materials to help them use urban trees ...

More Than Good Looks: How trees influence urban stormwater management in green infrastructure practices

In this webinar, Andrew Tirpak discusses recent research results from studies designed to characterize the health of trees in bioretention practices and the benefits they provide to urban stormwater management. Lyn Rutherford shares observations from managing bioretention and detention ponds in ...

Investigating the Stormwater Quantity and Quality Impacts of Urban Trees

This 2 hour presentation/panel discussion highlights ongoing research projects that will help environmental managers assess the stormwater volume reduction potential of urban trees as well as understand how municipal leaf collection and street cleaning programs can limit the amount of nutrients in ...

Effects of distributed and centralized stormwater best management practices and land cover on urban stream hydrology at the catchment scale

This is a paired watershed research study to compare stormwater management strategy effects, including riparian buffer and tree canopy cover, on urban hydrology.

A Green Infrastructure Guide for Small Cities, Towns and Rural Communities

The purpose of this Guide is to support small cities, towns and rural settlements with the integration of green infrastructure into their communities. Much of the current green infrastructure research and guidance focuses on densely populated urban centres. Smaller and rural settlements are often ... read more...

Clarkesville Green Infrastructure Implementation Strategy

This report was developed under USEPA Contract No. EP-C-11-009 as part of the 2014 USEPA Green Infrastructure Technical Assistance Program. read more...

Digging into the data: unraveling the influence of urban trees on stormwater quantity and quality

This presentation was given by Trisha Moore at the pre-conference workshop for the 2019 Center for Watershed Protection Annual Conference in Charleston, SC. It shows some of her preliminary results from a meta-analysis done on the most current trees and stormwater research.

Integrating a canopy interception spreadsheet tool with WinSLAMM for site stormwater design: potential water quantity and quality benefits

This presentation was given by Dane Wudel at the pre-conference workshop for the Center for Watershed Protection Annual Conference in Charleston, SC. It reviews a spreadsheet tool developed to show how tree canopy cover modifies rainfall volume that can be fed into the WinSLAMM model.

Making Urban Trees Count: Stormwater Performance Based Credit Calculator

CREDITING FRAMEWORK PRODUCT #6 of Making Urban Trees Count: A Project to Demonstrate the Role of Urban Trees in Achieving Regulatory Compliance for Clean Water read more...

The Role of Trees in Urban Stormwater Management

Arboriculture deserves additional consideration as a stormwater control measure. The reliable use of trees for stormwater control depends on improved understanding of how and to what extent trees interact with stormwater, and the context-specific consideration of optimal arboricultural practices ...

Review of the Available Literature and Data on the Runoff and Pollutant Removal Capabilities of Urban Trees

The Center for Watershed Protection reviewed a total of 159 publications to evaluate the research questions defined in the scope of this project: 1. What is the effectiveness of urban tree planting on reducing runoff, nutrient and sediment, and 2. How does effectiveness vary by species, over time, ... read more...

Gray 2 Green (G2G) Decision Support Tool

A decision support tool for transitioning to vegetation-based stormwater management