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An increasing focus on Green Infrastructure has brought an awareness that stormwater management can provide numerous benefits beyond improving water quality and urban hydrology. Trees, for example, provide a multitude of benefits beyond stormwater management, as discussed in [http://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/Overview_for_trees#Non-stormwater_benefits_of_trees this article]. In particular, vegetated stormwater best management practices (BMPs), including tree-based systems and other bioretention systems, offer opportunities to achieve multiple benefits, ranging from aesthetics (see, for example, [https://scisoc.confex.com/crops/2015am/webprogram/Paper91320.html this presentation] by Dr. Steven Rodie from the University of Nebraska - Omaha) to ecosystem friendly designs.
 
An increasing focus on Green Infrastructure has brought an awareness that stormwater management can provide numerous benefits beyond improving water quality and urban hydrology. Trees, for example, provide a multitude of benefits beyond stormwater management, as discussed in [http://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/Overview_for_trees#Non-stormwater_benefits_of_trees this article]. In particular, vegetated stormwater best management practices (BMPs), including tree-based systems and other bioretention systems, offer opportunities to achieve multiple benefits, ranging from aesthetics (see, for example, [https://scisoc.confex.com/crops/2015am/webprogram/Paper91320.html this presentation] by Dr. Steven Rodie from the University of Nebraska - Omaha) to ecosystem friendly designs.
  
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Vegetated stormwater BMPs can be designed to be pollinator-friendly. It is clear that pollinators, both vertebrates and invertebrates, are in decline (see [http://www.esa.org/ecoservices/poll/body.poll.scie.decl.html], [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/27/science/decline-of-species-that-pollinate-poses-a-threat-to-global-food-supply-report-warns.html?_r=0], [http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2014/10/decline-bees-and-other-pollinators-could-worsen-global-malnutrition], [http://ento.psu.edu/pollinators/resources-and-outreach/globally-pollinators-are-in-decline], [http://www.fws.gov/pollinators/]. This page provides numerous links to information that can be used in designing and implementing pollinator-friendly stormwater BMPs.
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Vegetated stormwater BMPs can be designed to be pollinator-friendly. It is clear that pollinators, both vertebrates and invertebrates, are in decline (see [http://www.esa.org/ecoservices/poll/body.poll.scie.decl.html], [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/27/science/decline-of-species-that-pollinate-poses-a-threat-to-global-food-supply-report-warns.html?_r=0], [http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2014/10/decline-bees-and-other-pollinators-could-worsen-global-malnutrition], [http://ento.psu.edu/pollinators/resources-and-outreach/globally-pollinators-are-in-decline], [http://www.fws.gov/pollinators/]). This page provides numerous links to information that can be used in designing and implementing pollinator-friendly stormwater BMPs.
  
 
{{alert|Although the following links provide information on pollinator friendly practices, it is important to remember the primary function of a stormwater BMP is to manage stormwater. In particular, it is important to ensure that plants selected as being pollinator friendly must also function well within the stormwater practice. See [http://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/Design_criteria_for_bioretention#Landscaping Design criteri for bioretention] and [http://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/Minnesota_plant_lists Minnesota plant lists] for more information|alert-warning}}
 
{{alert|Although the following links provide information on pollinator friendly practices, it is important to remember the primary function of a stormwater BMP is to manage stormwater. In particular, it is important to ensure that plants selected as being pollinator friendly must also function well within the stormwater practice. See [http://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/Design_criteria_for_bioretention#Landscaping Design criteri for bioretention] and [http://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/Minnesota_plant_lists Minnesota plant lists] for more information|alert-warning}}

Revision as of 18:01, 11 May 2016

perennial garden photo
Rainfall from the roof on this house is routed to a perennial garden containing, among other plants, goldenrod, milkweed, and purple coneflower.

An increasing focus on Green Infrastructure has brought an awareness that stormwater management can provide numerous benefits beyond improving water quality and urban hydrology. Trees, for example, provide a multitude of benefits beyond stormwater management, as discussed in this article. In particular, vegetated stormwater best management practices (BMPs), including tree-based systems and other bioretention systems, offer opportunities to achieve multiple benefits, ranging from aesthetics (see, for example, this presentation by Dr. Steven Rodie from the University of Nebraska - Omaha) to ecosystem friendly designs.

Vegetated stormwater BMPs can be designed to be pollinator-friendly. It is clear that pollinators, both vertebrates and invertebrates, are in decline (see [1], [2], [3], [4], [5]). This page provides numerous links to information that can be used in designing and implementing pollinator-friendly stormwater BMPs.

Caution: Although the following links provide information on pollinator friendly practices, it is important to remember the primary function of a stormwater BMP is to manage stormwater. In particular, it is important to ensure that plants selected as being pollinator friendly must also function well within the stormwater practice. See Design criteri for bioretention and Minnesota plant lists for more information

Pollinator friendly plants

Pollinator friendly practices

Although much of the information on these pages is general, many of the practices can be incorporated into vegetated stormwater BMPs.

North American Pollinator Protection Campaign: Pollinator Friendly Practices Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy: A landowner’s guide to pollinator-friendly practices

Case studies

Other links

The Xerces Society: Targeted for gerdeners, this site contains much useful general information on pollinators and managing for pollinators Pollinator Friendly Alliance

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