Rain gardens offer many environmental benefits including managing stormwater by capturing runoff and reducing the amount of water flowing into storm drains and waterways. “Rain gardens kind of use ...

Many golf courses live with a horrible, season-long odor near the wash pad that permeates the air with the smell of rotting grass clippings. Not only is this situation unpleasant, it can also create ...

The Village Greens Golf Course is an 18-hole, 3,244-yard public golf course that is owned and operated by Kitsap County. The small property is surrounded by housing, with an elementary school directly ...

Carefully designed rain gardens can help funnel water to a designated area and keep it out of our basements and storm drains. Hardscapes like driveways and sidewalks move water into storm drains ...

RALEIGH, NC – Urban stormwater runoff is causing problems for the world's water sources. In the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency found stormwater runoff to be one of the top 10 ...

Spring and fall are our rainiest seasons. Now's a good time to look at areas where water stands in yards after heavy downpours. Instead of moaning, consider how to use these spots to your advantage.

Some storm water utilities give credits or fee reductions for properties that provide storm water retention systems. Public works officials say La Crosse probably would not initially give such credits ...

Runoff water can contain pollutants like gas, oil, pesticides, and more. When there's heavy rain, water doesn’t always have much time to soak into the ground. It can then flow into lakes and rivers, ...

Stormwater is the No. 1 source of pollution in Puget Sound – damaging water quality and harming aquatic life like salmon, shellfish and whales. When it rains, water from developed areas flows ...

The term “rain garden” may bring to mind images of tropical forests or elaborate garden water features. In reality, they are one of the easiest ways to improve your yard while protecting our creeks, ...

The demonstration rain garden in Bartholomew County is located on the IUPU Columbus Campus in a parking lot island and had previously been a flat and open, windswept area occupied by turf grass ...

The effectiveness of three different filter bed substrates to support plant growth and remove nutrients from urban stormwater runoff has been studied by researchers. Twelve rain gardens containing 16 ...