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Use of trees to manage stormwater runoff encompasses several practices. <span title="A tree trench, often known as a "vertical rain garden," is a system that consists of piping for water storage, structural soils and a tree."> '''[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Trees Tree trenches]'''</span> and <span Title="Tree box filters are widely deployed as stormwater treatment BMPs, normally in stand-alone applications, however can also be used as pretreatment for infiltration, rainwater harvesting, and detention."> '''tree boxes'''</span> (collectively called tree BMPs), the most commonly implemented tree BMPs, can be incorporated anywhere in the stormwater treatment train but are most often located in upland areas of the treatment train.
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Tree BMPs are one component of urban forestry. Urban forestry is a broad term that applies to all publicly and privately owned trees within an urban area, including individual trees along streets and in backyards, as well as stands of remnant forest (Nowak et al. 2001). This page includes three sections covering [http://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/Trees#General_information_on_trees general information about trees], [http://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/Trees#Tree_trenches_and_tree_boxes tree trenches and tree boxes as BMPs], and [http://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/Trees#Urban_Forestry urban forestry].
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Trees provide many benefits in addition to improving water quality and hydrology. These multiple benefits [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Green_Infrastructure_benefits_of_tree_trenches_and_tree_boxes are discussed here].
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This page (Category) provides links to subcategories, pages, and media that provide information for trees and stormwater tree <span title="One of many different structural or non–structural methods used to treat runoff"> '''best management practices'''</span>.
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Revision as of 13:30, 3 August 2022

image of tree trenches

Use of trees to manage stormwater runoff encompasses several practices. Tree trenches and tree boxes (collectively called tree BMPs), the most commonly implemented tree BMPs, can be incorporated anywhere in the stormwater treatment train but are most often located in upland areas of the treatment train.

Tree BMPs are one component of urban forestry. Urban forestry is a broad term that applies to all publicly and privately owned trees within an urban area, including individual trees along streets and in backyards, as well as stands of remnant forest (Nowak et al. 2001). This page includes three sections covering general information about trees, tree trenches and tree boxes as BMPs, and urban forestry.

Trees provide many benefits in addition to improving water quality and hydrology. These multiple benefits are discussed here.

This page (Category) provides links to subcategories, pages, and media that provide information for trees and stormwater tree best management practices.

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