Trees Tame Stormwater
An interesting interactive graphic has been put together by the Arbor Day Foundation, one that we might have to print and put up at our office. Check out how trees can “tame” stormwater.
http://www.arborday.org/trees/stormwater.cfm
Rain refreshes the land and nourishes the green landscape. But as houses, stores, schools, roads and parking lots spread and natural tree cover is lost, so is the absorbing effect of vegetation and soil. The welcome rain becomes costly stormwater runoff. Without the benefit of trees and vegetated infrastructure, waterways are polluted as oils, heavy metal particles and other harmful substances are washed away. Fish and wildlife suffer, drinking water becomes expensive or impossible to reclaim, property values are reduced, and our living environment is degraded.
Trees Tame Stormwater—Interactive Poster