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…
System Requirements for an Ideal Urban Forestry Management Software Monitoring System.
Azavea, producers of OpenTreeMap, evaluate eleven different software packages — some free, others fee-based. Each offers tree location and condition…
What Happens if We Go Greener?
The Green Infrastructure Scenarios Tool (GIST) has helped Milwaukee decision-makers and citizens test scenarios and see the solutions that best…
Online Toolkit Improves Local Government Strategies for Managing Green Infrastructure.
A useful companion to other toolkits which delve deeper into how to plan, promote, and implement green infrastructure.
Tree Planting Guide for Urban Watersheds.
This CWP manual provides guidance on urban tree planting at the development site and watershed scale. The manual discusses species…
EPA Guidance on Implementing Green Infrastructure
This EPA website provides guidance relating to construction, operation and maintenance, and common design challenges. It features links to various…
EPA Policy Guide Helps Municipalities Grow Green Infrastructure
Features EPA publications as well as examples and case studies drawn from states and communities.
Stormwater Calculator Helps Managers Calculate Stormwater Reduction.
Comprehensive. Includes spreadsheet entry, multiple stormwater practices, specifications. Can be useful in similar settings. “One of the best,” according to…
EPA Guide Helps Community Ordinances Address Point and Nonpoint Pollution Runoff.
Collection of model ordinances from around the country, organized by desired function. Also covers low-impact development codes. For a detailed…
Toolkit for Faith-Based Natural Resource Stewardship.
Green Streets for a Small New England Town
Green streets design specifications and templates.
A Mapping Tool for Understanding Health and Air Quality at the County Level.
EPA's BenMap site provides mapping data for both air pollution and associated health impacts at the county level. Requires modest…
Urban Forest Assessments Resource Guide.
American Forests has published a formidable, but accessible guide to assessing a community’s forest assets, and using these data, how…
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.
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.
A Guide to Adapting Innovative Stormwater Management Techniques to the Arid West.
Adapting innovative stormwater management techniques to the water-limited West. Includes section on water rights law.
A Guide to Recognizing the Economic, Social, and Environmental Benefits of Green Infrastructure.
The basic primer on identifying the different ways green infrastructure can benefit communities. Well-organized with science-based methodologies for calculating benefits,…
Lessons learned from the EPA’s Green Infrastructure Technical Assistance Projects.
Offers excellent summary of why green infrastructure should be part of any communities stormwater management plans, along with descriptions of…
Two Dozen Pathways for Municipalities to Grow More Green Infrastructure through Regional Networks
Annotated list of the various plans, policies, projects and programs through which communities of any size can integrate green infrastructure…
A Comparison of Different Urban Tree Monitoring Software
Describes and compares software systems available to urban forest managers for planning and maintenance. Demonstrates use.
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…
EPA Green Infrastructure Modeling Tool Helps Planners Evaluate How Green Infrastructure Contributes to Water Quality.
Guidance from the regulators on various methods to gauge impact of stormwater controls, especially non-structural. Little guidance on trees specifically,…