Land Use
- lProvide additions to current storm water practices such as a holding mechanism for storm water runoff from school property, suitable for 100-year storm situations.
- lUse rain gardens as landscaping additions near roof and parking. This could also be worked into the curriculum
- lReduce impervious surfaces through limits (lot coverage guidelines)
- lEncourage the use of retention ponds, vegetated swales, permeable surfaces for driveways, buffer areas for streams and rivers, plantings of native and water retaining trees, and rain gardens
- lRestore riparian vegetation along rivers and streams and protect wetland areas
- lInvest in open space acquisition
- lPerform community tree inventoriesl
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