Sustaining Green Infrastructure through Proper Landscape Management
Trees and Stormwater
Welcome to Maintaining Green Infrastructure Stormwater Systems, a training series created by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society to create a pathway for those interested in pursuing careers in this emerging field. Each of these presentations can be viewed independently or together as a series.
Trees are amazing workhorses when it comes to stormwater runoff and water quality. View this presentation to learn how trees work and how to help them grow to their full maturity so that they can provide the gift of reduced stormwater volume and cleaner water.
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Curriculum Materials: Trees and Stormwater