A #CBC article today on #spongeParks and flooding control structures in #Montreal, by Verity Stevenson and Kwabena Oduro.
#bioswale #greenInfrastructure #floodManagement

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/resilient-parks-sponges-dickie-moore-1.6961224

@jose_suweeet That absolutely looks like a candidate for becoming a #BioSwale. It sure looks like it has a new water input rate to deal w/. Best of luck.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-08-16/bear-down-concerning-number-of-bears-hit-by-vehicles-near-lake-tahoe-this-summer

#BiodiversityCrisis: As #humans continue to #encroach on #wilderness lands like those near Lake Tahoe, incidents of #wildlife being injured or #killed by #vehicles have increased.

#DesertificationSpecies #RoadlessRule #RemoveRoads #RoadsKill #micromobility #15MinuteNeighbourhoods #bioswale #BeaverBeliever

This was an excellent article explaining the reasons why 'green infrastructure' such as the venerable #bioswale are more important than ever to the future of city planning.

Also thanks to the Helen Clark foundation for authoring a report to try to drive policy changes.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/explainer-why-nzs-cities-need-to-get-spongier-and-fast/POIZM6UDW5ENLJXFSIOKJZOLEY/

A nice article in The Guardian about "eco-architecture" and its role in mitigating droughts #bioswale #greeninfrastructure https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/feb/27/parched-eco-architecture-los-angeles-megadrought-water-capturing-parks

A nice article in The Guardian about "eco-architecture" and its role in mitigating droughts #bioswale #greeninfrastucture https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/feb/27/parched-eco-architecture-los-angeles-megadrought-water-capturing-parks

Auckland has had some record-shattering climate-exacerbated flooding recently. One of the terms that keeps popping up is the concept of a 'sponge city' as a mitigation for flooding events.

Pretty much all #greeninfrastructure (such as a #bioswale) act as a 'sponge' in this context. More bioswales everywhere, please!

Here's a great writeup of it by @Kaukapakapa_Kid https://www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2023/02/07/managing-our-stormwater/

@KeithDJohnson Have you hugged your #bioswale today?

When you incorporate what #nature has been doing for eons in dealing with #floods like #greeninfrastucture into #engineering and #construction you reap what you sow: When San Francisco’s new Southeast Community Center opened in October, the three acres of parkland included an expansive #landscaped #bioswale that, in theory, would handle the #water running off even the most extensive storm. Less than a month later, the theory was put to the test... https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/storm-flood-landscape-weather-17732016.php

When you incorporate what #nature has been doing for eons in dealing with #floods like #greeninfrastucture into #engineering and #construction you reap what you sow: When San Francisco’s new Southeast Community Center opened in October, the three acres of parkland included an expansive #landscaped #bioswale that, in theory, would handle the #water running off even the most extensive storm. Less than a month later, the theory was put to the test... https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/storm-flood-landscape-weather-17732016.php

More links about our friend the #bioswale:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioswale

https://nacto.org/publication/urban-street-design-guide/street-design-elements/stormwater-management/bioswales/

@lizzard @burritojustice We actually need some swales in my neighborhood, as we are on an incline that used to have a seasonal creek ... so first I would like to build a swale on our local slow street, and then I would like to take care of it. #goals #bioswale

@bandit @burritojustice Just realized that they've been doing this in Boston #bioswale love

@bandit @burritojustice thank you, #bioswale and #GreenInfrastructure are two of my favourite tags to see!

San Francisco has had record levels of rain recently with severe flooding. Luckily they have hundreds of bioswales doing their bit to help out. Love it! Via @burritojustice #bioswale #greeninfrastructure

Let's start the new year on the right note - a lovely #bioswale at Patagonia HQ. Photo by Jeff Johnson

This is a "swale cell", which is like a #bioswale but designed to catch excess stormwater from a gutter and direct it into a green and lush catchment area. Photo taken in Seattle by MIG

Great shot of a #bioswale without any water in it. Can see the various components - curved 'U' shape, water retention dividers, overflow drainage, and lots of plants! Photo by RJR Engineering for the City of Fontana, California

@naught101 larger ones have these! check out the other posts in #bioswale

#wadi is trending of iig terug te vinden op #mastodon als #bioswale
#natuur #stadsnatuur #climatechange