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Green infrastructure solutions can be applied on different scales, from the house or building level, to the broader landscape level. On the local level, green infrastructure practices include rain gardens, permeable pavements, green roofs, infiltration planters, trees and tree boxes, and rainwater harvesting systems. At the largest scale, the preservation and restoration of natural landscapes (such as forests, floodplains and wetlands) are critical components of green infrastructure.
Rain Barrels/Rainwater Harvesting
Stormwater retention is one way to decrease stress on the sewer system while also benefitting by keeping stormwater water for future use on lawns or gardens. Helps to Stop the Drop where it falls!
Rain Gardens
A method of stormwater retention that uses plants and rich soil to filter, capture, and evaporate stormwater before it makes its way to the sewer.
Green Roofs
A method of stormwater retention that uses plants and rich soil to filter, capture, and evaporate stormwater on rooftops. Filtering rocks may also be used -- this is known as a Blue Roof.
Green Walls
An initiative that uses the walls of buildings as support for a vertical "garden" of plants to filter and retain stormwater.
Downspout Disconnection
Downspouts, sump pumps, and other stormwater sources should not be connected to the sanitary sewer -- take the initiative to disconnect and divert the flow back to the storm sewer!
Planter boxes
A method of stormwater retention that uses plants (often trees) and rich soil to filter, capture, and evaporate stormwater before it makes its way to the sewer. These are often used in more urbanized areas like street corners.
Bioswales
A method of stormwater retention that uses plants and rich soil to filter, capture, and evaporate stormwater before it makes its way to the sewer. Often along roadsides and in ditches.
Permeable Pavements
An alternative to impermeable material that allows water to filter through and absorb into the ground rather than flow quickly to the storm drain and directly into the Bay.
Green Streets and Alleys
An alternative to impermeable material that allows water to filter through and absorb into the ground rather than flow quickly to the storm drain and directly into the Bay.
Green Parking
An alternative to impermeable material that allows water to filter through and absorb into the ground rather than flow quickly to the storm drain and directly into the Bay.
Urban Tree Canopy
Uses trees to absorb, retain, filter, and transpire water. This is often used to increase air quality, as well as for temperature control in urban heat islands (too much dark pavement and exhaust from buildings and cars often causes the localized temperature of a heavily urbanized environment to increase significantly).
Land Conservation
Too much urbanization, development, or agriculture can disrupt the environment -- especially in wetlands, such as those along the coast. Land conservation efforts help to keep the environment safe and healthy.
Social Change
Our everyday habits have a big impact on our environment -- our water and carbon footprints all add up, but are also some of the most accessible aspects for improvement
Sustainable Environmental Education
In order to help, you have to know how -- and for that, you must learn. Education is pivotal to many aspects of Green Infrastructure.
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