Two-minute animation illustrating the benefits of green infrastructure.  With creative visual storytelling that requires no narration, the video paints a compelling picture of the ways that GI can make a community healthier and more beautiful.

Website with links to research on the performance of green infrastructure practices including green roofs, permeable pavements, rainwater harvesting, rain gardens and planter boxes, bioswales, urban tree canopies, constructed wetlands, and watershed scale practices.

Presents the results of more than 100 papers in tabular form. Water quality and quantity results are presented for a range of green infrastructure and conventional controls, including constructed wetlands, bioretention, infiltration, swales, green roofs, and porous pavement. 

Checklist of inspection and maintenance activities for porous pavements and a checklist for inspection. 

Project location: Baltimore, MD

Project location: Baltimore, MD

Problem: In Baltimore’s urban, impervious downtown, high volumes of polluted stormwater had nowhere to go but into Inner Harbor.

Project location: Laurel, MD

Problem:  The Savage Branch Library in Laurel serves Howard County residents and includes a STEM Education Center.  The large library property contained few trees or landscaping elements and experienced frequent drainage issues. 

Project location: Silver Spring, MD

Problem:  Sligo Park Hills, a neighborhood in Silver Spring, was experiencing severe flooding and erosion during rain events, with portions of speed bumps breaking away and washing down the street.  Road debris, silt, and pollutants were washing into Sligo Creek, which feeds into the Anacostia River. 

Project location: Hyattsville, MD and Landover, MD

Problem:  The school grounds of two Prince George’s County schools – the G. James Gholson Middle School in Hyattsville and the Cora L. Rice Elementary School in Landover – were experiencing erosion and pollution challenges due to stormwater from the surrounding area.

Project location: Forestville, MD

Problem:  The New Redeemer Church in Forestville was prone to flooding and erosion due to poorly-managed stormwater.