Low Impact Development Techniques
October 3, 2008 at 4:06 pm Leave a comment
Adding beautiful plants to your landscape can achieve more than aesthetic benefits. Thoughtfully selected plants can help control stormwater runoff and erosion, reduce the pollution of Puget Sound and possibly save you fees in the process. Low Impact Development (LID) techniques are inexpensive methods for individual homeowners to make meaningful reductions to oils, fertilizers, pesticides and sediment that contribute to the pollution of Puget Sound. Rain gardens are one of the more attractive ways to collect, absorb and filter stormwater runoff from roofs, driveways and other hardened areas of your home.
A workshop on LID techniques will be held from 9 am to 11:30 am at the Land Trust Building Auditorium on Saturday, October 11, followed by a tour of three rain garden sites.
Contact Steve Foley at (206) 296-1973 or Steve.Foley@kingcounty.gov.
Entry filed under: • Vashon Events, Green Events, Living Green. Tags: LID Demonstration, Vashon green homes.
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