Municipal Stormwater Management

Managing stormwater, reducing flooding, and improving water quality.

Converting some mowed turf areas in your landscape to trees and meadow can have a tremendous impact on local water quality, habitat wildlife and pollinators, air quality, and property values.

A close look reveals the tree as a microcosm of an entire watershed.

Planting trees and providing proper maintenance in riparian buffers help maximize ecosystem services, including reducing erosion and filtering pollutants from runoff.

This webinar reviews the issues faced by urban design professionals seeking to make cities more sustainable and livable.

Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Ecological Restoration specialist Robert Adams and Philadelphia Parks & Recreation Department Director of natural Resources Tom Witmer present their planting work impact in the Wissahickon Watershed.

Presented by Lisa Kunst Vavro, RLA, Sustainable Environments Manager, The Penn State Center in Pittsburgh

Presented by Robert Traver, Ph.D., Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering & Director of the Villanova Urban Stormwater Partnership, Villanova University

Presented by Bernard W. Sweeney, Ph.D. , President and Director of the Stroud Water Research Center

Presented by David Wise, Watershed Restoration Manager, Stroud Water Research Center

Presented by Connie Schmotzer, Horticulture Educator, Penn State Extension

Presented by Charlotte Katzenmoyer, Director of Public Works, City of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Presented by Tommy McCann, Horticulture Educator, Penn State Extension

Presented by Robert Berghage, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Horticulture, Director of the Center for Green Roof Research, Penn State University

Explore creative ways to manage stormwater with green infrastructure designs that work.

Presented by David J. Nowak, Ph.D, Project Leader, Urban Forests, Human Health & Environmental Health, USDA Forest Service

Presented by Ms. Karen Firehock, Executive Director, Green Infrastructure Center

Senior Extension Educator Walt Witmer introduces effective ways to ensure that stakeholders' needs are considered when developing public initiatives.

Water Quality Extension Educator Jennifer Fetter introduces selected activities she adapted in teaching watershed and surface water management concepts to youth and adults.