East Branch DuPage River Watershed Workshop (Phoenix, AZ)

East Branch DuPage River Watershed Workshop

The permeable-paving parking lot at the Morton Arboretum includes bioswales to filter and reduce the amount of runoff from the parking lot. Michelle Cantania Soil Science Research Assistant from the Morton Arboretum is going to report on the research detailing what tree species were best at removing stormwater from bioswales and cycling runoff back into the atmosphere and other results of their research. Along with the presentation on Morton Arboretum s research Daniella Peireira Regional Forester at Openlands will be discussing the TreeKeeper program. Since 1991 more than 1 700 trained volunteers have provided eyes and ears on the ground year round in neighborhoods all over Chicagoland to identify potential tree-related problems and lead neighbors in tree planting and tree care. Daniella is going to discuss their TreeKeepers program and how the volunteers help in a variety of situations....