Trees and Urban Rainwater

The cost of using trees as a part of the rainwater management system requires significantly more investment per tree than is required to simply grow healthier trees. But a tree rainwater system is usually less costly to build and maintain than other engineering options when cost per unit volume of treated water is considered. Urban foresters, landscape architects and arborists can be important initiators of the use of trees for rainwater management.   Learn more:

• View the webcast provided by Urban Natural Resource Institute.
• Visit Watershed Forestry Resource Guide.
• Department of Environmental Conservation - Stormwater Section.

January 2010

• Tree Planting Grants due January 15th
• Vermont's BIGGEST Trees
• Feature Tree - Carpinus betulus- European Hornbeam
• 2009 Vermont Tree Stewards
• Arbor Day School Opportunities