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Parkside Plaza is a 250-unit community located at the top of a hill, only 300 feet from Sligo Creek Park near downtown Silver Spring, Maryland. The project included removing and replacing 2,000 sq ft of parking lot asphalt with two bioretention areas.
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There are a lot of reasons you may want to install a rain garden. Maybe you are interested in surrounding yourself with beautiful native plants, or looking to attract butterflies, birds, and bees.
The Alliance is soliciting two separate bids from qualified and licensed professional landscape contractors to install best management practices in DC.
The Alliance is seeking bids for a professional contractor to collaborate on and install an ADA accessible nature trail at Amelia Street School in Richmond, VA.
The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay (“Alliance”) is soliciting four separate bids from qualified and licensed professional landscape contractors to install best management practices (BMPs) at one or multiple partner locations in the District of Columbia through the District Department of Energy & Environment’s RiverSmart Communities Grant Program: Installation of permeable interlocking pavers Location: Tabernacle …
A rain barrel is a containment system connected to your downspout that collects rain water from a roof to store water for later use. Stored rainwater can be used around the outside of the home for watering gardens, lawns, and even car washing.
Permeable pavers allow stormwater to slowly infiltrate into the ground, replenishing groundwater and improving water quality through natural filtration processes.
Downspout disconnection redirects rooftop runoff into lawns, gardens, or rain barrels where it can slowly absorb and reduce stormwater’s impact on local waterways. Learn how this small change can make a big difference for your home and local environment.
Urban trees provide many benefits to our communities. Find all the urban trees resources you need here, including a video about to plant a tree and calculate your Tree Equity Score.
These gardens filled with deep-rooted native plants help stabilizes slopes, reduce erosion, absorbs stormwater runoff, and provides pollinator habitats.
