Tag: stormwater runoff

UF study sheds light on challenges and recommendations of managing urban trees and storms

by Brad Buck
August 8, 2024

Trees can provide much-needed shade in cities, thereby reducing the “heat island” effect. Such benefits underpin the growth of urban tree planting campaigns across the globe. But they can also topple in storms, generating headaches and ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Arborists, Carbon Emissions, Cities, Collaboration, Communication, Damage, Forestry Professionals, Heat Island, Hurricanes, Mysha Clarke, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatic Sciences, Shade, Stephanie Cadaval, Storms, Stormwater Runoff, Trees, Urban

UF scientists to probe downstream ecological impacts of stormwater ponds

by Brad Buck
March 16, 2021

Florida teems with rain. Depending on where you live, you might get 40 to 60 inches annually. That rain must go somewhere. Enter Florida's 76,000 stormwater pods. When it rains, the water runs off the land, bringing chemicals, lawn debris and ... READ MORE

Category: NATURAL RESOURCES, Water
Tags: AJ Reisinger, Biscayne Bay, Debris, Drain, Flood Control, Manatee County, Nutrients, Rain, Rivers, Stormwater, Stormwater Pond, Stormwater Runoff, Tampa Bay, Treatment, Water Bodies

Florida urban tree canopy gives oxygen, shade — saves $4 billion a year

by Brad Buck
November 12, 2020

Trees give us shade to cool off and oxygen to breathe – and they provide Florida cities with $4 billion in benefits a year, collectively, UF/IFAS researchers say. These include savings in air pollution removal, stormwater runoff and carbon ... READ MORE

Category: Forests, NATURAL RESOURCES, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Air Pollution Removal, Andrew Koeser, Carbon Sequestration, Environmental Horticulture, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, ITree Canopy Model, Savings, Shade, Stormwater Runoff, Trees, Urban Canopy

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