Comments on: Cities promote gardens to manage stormwater runoff http://greatlakesecho.org/2010/02/15/cities-promote-gardens-to-manage-stormwater-runoff/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:59:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: B.Miller http://greatlakesecho.org/2010/02/15/cities-promote-gardens-to-manage-stormwater-runoff/comment-page-1/#comment-4490 B.Miller Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:02:30 +0000 http://greatlakesecho.org/?p=17736#comment-4490 Are there any plans for workshops for rain gardens in the mid-Michigan region? Are there any plans for workshops for rain gardens in the mid-Michigan region?

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]]> By: Roberto http://greatlakesecho.org/2010/02/15/cities-promote-gardens-to-manage-stormwater-runoff/comment-page-1/#comment-4458 Roberto Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:41:32 +0000 http://greatlakesecho.org/?p=17736#comment-4458 Good article. I didn't know rain gardens were catching on in Michigan. I wonder if any of these cities has measured run off peaks or averages before and after the rain gardnens were installed. Good article. I didn’t know rain gardens were catching on in Michigan. I wonder if any of these cities has measured run off peaks or averages before and after the rain gardnens were installed.

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]]> By: Olivia http://greatlakesecho.org/2010/02/15/cities-promote-gardens-to-manage-stormwater-runoff/comment-page-1/#comment-4169 Olivia Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:16:53 +0000 http://greatlakesecho.org/?p=17736#comment-4169 Great concept for an article, Haley. The people who have dedicated themselves to possessing rain gardens are unbelievable. Thank you for sharing this! I learned a great deal from reading this article and it is fascinating to me to see that the number of people who are dedicating their time to rain gardens is increasing with time. Great concept for an article, Haley. The people who have dedicated themselves to possessing rain gardens are unbelievable. Thank you for sharing this! I learned a great deal from reading this article and it is fascinating to me to see that the number of people who are dedicating their time to rain gardens is increasing with time.

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]]> By: Anne http://greatlakesecho.org/2010/02/15/cities-promote-gardens-to-manage-stormwater-runoff/comment-page-1/#comment-4166 Anne Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:35:54 +0000 http://greatlakesecho.org/?p=17736#comment-4166 Dear Haley Thank you so much for writing this article. You did a great job on it. We are deeply honored to be included in this conversation. These environmental issues are always much deeper and more interconnected than they appear on the surface. It is important for people without any scientific qualifications to realise that they can participate and make a difference just by using their common sense. On an individual basis it is only necessary to get into "engineering" holes in the ground and filling them with compost etc. if there is a specific problem. Otherwise just work with nature, it is much easier in every way and much less tiring or time consuming. The more roots you can get in the ground the better the water absorption. You know where we are if we can be of any further service. Thank you for this most educational piece. This information is long overdue. Dear Haley
Thank you so much for writing this article. You did a great job on it. We are deeply honored to be included in this conversation. These environmental issues are always much deeper and more interconnected than they appear on the surface. It is important for people without any scientific qualifications to realise that they can participate and make a difference just by using their common sense. On an individual basis it is only necessary to get into “engineering” holes in the ground and filling them with compost etc. if there is a specific problem. Otherwise just work with nature, it is much easier in every way and much less tiring or time consuming. The more roots you can get in the ground the better the water absorption.
You know where we are if we can be of any further service.
Thank you for this most educational piece. This information is long overdue.

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]]> By: Anne http://greatlakesecho.org/2010/02/15/cities-promote-gardens-to-manage-stormwater-runoff/comment-page-1/#comment-4162 Anne Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:36:09 +0000 http://greatlakesecho.org/?p=17736#comment-4162 Couldn't agree more. Great article! Couldn’t agree more. Great article!

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]]> By: Janine http://greatlakesecho.org/2010/02/15/cities-promote-gardens-to-manage-stormwater-runoff/comment-page-1/#comment-4155 Janine Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:20:12 +0000 http://greatlakesecho.org/?p=17736#comment-4155 Love the information provided here! Rain gardens are the way to go. Us Floridians should all get with this sort of program. Run-off from our lawns in this area is a big problem for our waterways. We have experienced an increase in the break outs of red tide both in number and severity. The environmental professionals have linked this back to fertilizer run off (lawn type fertilizer). New county regualtions are now in place limiting how much and which types of fertilizers may be used. This is a step in the right direction but, educating folks on rain gardens would be the way to go. Never thought about run off damaging the water pipes! Time for some education, regualation and incentive programs. Thank you Haley :) Love the information provided here! Rain gardens are the way to go.
Us Floridians should all get with this sort of program. Run-off
from our lawns in this area is a big problem for our waterways.
We have experienced an increase in the break outs of red tide both in number and severity. The environmental professionals have linked
this back to fertilizer run off (lawn type fertilizer).
New county regualtions are now
in place limiting how much and which types of fertilizers may be
used.
This is a step in the right direction but, educating folks
on rain gardens would be the way to go.
Never thought about run off damaging the water pipes!
Time for some education, regualation and incentive programs.
Thank you Haley :)

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