Tree Pit Infiltration Capacity: Effects of Different Design and Management Strategies
Water infiltration rate was measured at forty tree pits representing the variety of physical conditions commonly seen in New York…
Making Your Community Forest-Friendly: A Worksheet for Review of Municipal Codes and Ordinances
This worksheet was designed to help communities review and revise their development regulations, so that future projects conserve and protect…
DC’s Green Design Manual for Public Spaces
This comprehensive manual summarizes regulations and specifications for design elements of public spaces. Places high emphasis on multi-benefit planning and…
Green Infrastructure for Los Angeles
Addressing Urban Runoff and Water Supply Through Low Impact Development
Low Impact Development Guide for Puget Sound
Provides stormwater managers and site designers with a common understanding of LID goals, objectives, specifications for individual practices, and flow…
Georgia Stormwater Management Manual.
Recent revisions emphasize protecting and enhancing trees and forests.
Virginia StormwaterManagement Handbook.
Another comprehensive tool useful in smaller communities.
Green Streets Give Back Much More than a “Nice” place to Drive
Design Specifications and Drawings Templates for Green Streets.
Tree Trench Factsheet.
This factsheet describes tree trenches and includes photos and graphics. Other useful information includes benefits and limitations of use, maintenance…
Handy Checklist for Bioswale and Tree Filter Pit Inspections.
Regular inspection and maintenance is critical to the effective operation of bioretention systems and tree filters to insure they remain…
Soil Matters. Always.
Soil volumes and composition can dictate tree growth and survivabity as well as capacity for stormwater capture.
Green Streets for a Small New England Town
Green streets design specifications and templates.
Basic Guides on Using Trees in Stormwater Management.
Guide to the benefits and challenges of using trees as part of stormwater management system. Emphasizes the importance of engineered…
Manual on Managing Stormwater for Urban Sustainability Using Trees and Structural Soils.
Important papers on how trees and structural soil work as a system to help manage stormwater.
Tree BMPs for Stormwater Management.
This overview includes links to all other sections of the Minnesota BMP Manual that address trees, their use in stormwater…
Onsite Management of Stormwater Through Low Impact Development.
Manual of Proactive and Integrated Tools to Enhance Regional Stormwater Management.
Links to the BMP manual developed by Mid-America Regional Council and the local AWPA chapter. This manual is notable for…
A Guide for Selecting the Right Hydrologic, Hydraulic, and Water Quality Model for a Project.
Capsule descriptions of most available stormwater calculators, each assessed for attributes and uses.
The Case for Suspended Pavement and Bioretention Systems
Copy of presentation made by Schultze-Allen to municipal and county agencies over the past year. Covers well the role of…
Urban Forestry BMPs for Management Plan.
In language aimed at public works executives, this booklet describes how forest management planning can improvement water management. Examines costs…
Urban Forestry BMPs for Budgeting and Funding.
Provides guidance to public works executives on how to budget and fund green infrastructure initiatives, including forestry.
Using Rainwater to Grow Livable Communities.
Tailored for specific audiences– from elected officials to builders and developers, this site offers guidance and tools to design, implement…
International Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMP) Database.
The International Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMP) Database project website features a database of over 530 BMP studies, performance analysis…
EPA’s Steps to Promote Green Infrastructure in Local Municipalities.
Comprehensive guidance on virtually all aspects of integrating green infrastructure: aligning departments, key ordinances, funding sources, design options, assessment and…
Chicago Region Embraces Green Infrastructure, and Does Something About it.
Comprehensive approach to integrating green infrastructure in Chicago’s public space, meshing Complete Streets with Green Streets.