Loss of Street Tree Canopy Increases Stormwater Runoff
This factsheet quantified the effect of removing urban street trees and their canopy on stormwater generation in a medium-density residential…
Evaluating Stormwater Benefits of Atlanta’s Urban Forest
This project documents the contribution of urban tree systems to stormwater nutrient and volume control in terms of their effectiveness at…
Incorporating Forestry into Stormwater Management Programs: State of the Science and Business Model Evaluation for Nutrient Reduction and Volume Control
This project documents the contribution of urban tree systems to stormwater nutrient and volume control in terms of their effectiveness…
Trees to offset Stormwater: Harrisonburg, VA
A study of Harrisonburg’s tree canopy and its role in taking up, storing and releasing water.
How Trees and Urban Forest Systems Actually Affect Stormwater Runoff
As municipalities adopt low-impact development (LID) and green stormwater infrastructure practices to manage stormwater runoff, stormwater managers and design engineers…
Case Studies: Low Impact Green Infrastructure Development
Detailed case studies, with photos and plans, of various low-impact developments that incorporated green infrastructure.
Designing Green Infrastructure in Ultra-Urban Environments
The City and County of Denver is making green infrastructure a fundamental part of the city’s long-term stormwater management strategy by…
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…
The Role of Trees in Stormwater Management
Up-to-date primary source outlining opportunities and barriers to using trees in stormwater management — related to arboricultural, institutional and organizational…
Standing guard around trees to increase stormwater infiltration
Provides a review of research in NYC looking at infiltration rates of stormwater into tree pit soil having a guard…
Accounting for Trees in Stormwater Management
This paper is intended to help the stormwater engineering community more easily account for trees in runoff and pollutant load calculations…
Urban Tree Pit Design Factors for Stormwater Management Performance
Street trees in the urban environment provide important ecosystem services including stormwater management, reducing pollutant discharges and flooding by lessening surface runoff. Does…
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…