Webinar: Dec. 2, 2021; 1:00 – 2:00 pm EST
A case study of Baton Rouge, LA.
As our landscapes continue to develop and become increasingly impervious, the power of trees to capture and infiltrate stormwater is often under-appreciated. More often than not, trees are some of the last solutions considered when designing and constructing a new development, but that doesn’t need to the case. Estimates for the amount of water a typical tree can intercept in its crown, range from 760 gallons to 4000 gallons per tree per year, depending on species and age. [Read more…] about Using trees to manage stormwater at the watershed and site scales.