Description :

Brown identifies plants and techniques that leverage this natural process in order to filter clean and slow runoff a practice known as low impact development using plants for stormwater management presents the native ecological communities and plant species of the gulf south in easy to follow sections and diagrams. Stormwater management in the gulf south 2 plants role in stormwater management 2 plant communities of southern and coastal louisiana 3 how to use the guide 9 deciduous trees for stormwater management 11 evergreen trees for stormwater management 45 deciduous shrubs for stormwater management 53 evergreen shrubs for stormwater management 67. Stormwater trees pdf 21 pp 10 mb september 2016 trees in the urban environment provide many benefits and tree programs face challenges that can affect their success this document recommends ways to plan for and maintain urban trees . Green infrastructure is a term thats becoming common for selling plants right now the largest and fastest growing green infrastructure market is for managing stormwater green stormwater infrastructure is booming it works and its showing little sign of slowing down the back story plants manage water in a number of ways. Green infrastructure in urban streets complements traditional piped water drainage systems vegetation soils and natural processes capture and infiltrate or evaporate water before it enters the piped system green infrastructure can help reduce flooding and water pollution by absorbing and filtering stormwater