The New Brunswick Environmental Network partnered with the Town of Sackville to develop an interpretation panel for their naturalized storm water management pond project.
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Sackville Pond- Interpretation panel
The New Brunswick Environmental Network partnered with the Town of Sackville to develop an interpretation panel for their naturalized storm water management pond project.
Click here to view the panel: Sackville Pond- Interpretation panel
Last month I had the opportunity to travel to the University of New Hampshire to visit the Stormwater Management Center to see innovative methods of dealing with stormwater using green infrastructure. The trip was part of the Building Regional Adaptation Capacity (BRACE) project funded by Natural Resources Canada and the New Brunswick Department of Environment and Local Government that strives to educate industry professionals about climate change adaptation. I traveled there with a diverse group of city planners and environmental NGO employees from across New Brunswick.
When I was telling my friends and family about the reasons for this trip, I was met with confused looks and lots of questions. What is a stormwater management center? Why is this something you are interested in? How does this relate to climate change? Many people may be surprised to learn that stormwater can carry many pollutants as it runs across roadways, driveways and parking lots. Any leaking fluids from vehicles, salt and sand to manage ice and snow, and even emissions from exhaust pipes can be deposited onto hard surfaces and run into nearby waterways during rain storms. As our climate changes, rainfall events will become more intense (i.e. more volume of rain during a shorter period), which will create higher runoff volumes. Green infrastructure or low impact development (LID) promotes groundwater infiltration, filters pollutants and reduces the amount of stormwater flowing directly into aquatic habitats. As part of the Climate Change Adaptation Plan for the City of Saint John, I have been working on integrating LID into future planning and working with City employees to begin implementing green infrastructure projects throughout Saint John.
The Ecosystem Services Toolkit is a guide offering step-by-step guidance for ecosystem services assessment and analysis. It is an interdisciplinary toolkit for managers and analysts prepared under Value of Nature to Canadians Study Taskforce by Federal, Provincial and Territorial Governments of Canada.
The report was prepared to assist governments, practitioners and investors with land-use planning and infrastructure investment decisions. The report includes a framework for natural infrastructure project implementation.
The storm water map, developed by the Atlantic Stormwater Initiative shows locations of Low Impact Development projects across Atlantic Canada.
The toolkit consists of a user guide and spreadsheet calculator can be used for valuing the monetary and non-monetary benefits of green infrastructure.
This calculator, developed by CNT is a tool for comparing the performance, costs and benefits of Green Infrastructure or Low Impact Development for storm water management. The tool was developed based on hydrology of the Great Lakes region; results could be different for other regions.
The Living Shorelines Academy, funded by the U.S. EPA, and created by Restore America’s Estuaries and the North Carolina Coastal Federation, has developed tools to elevate the understanding, importance and practice of using living shorelines. The website contains training modules, database of reports, map of highlighted living shorelines projects, directory of professionals and more.
The document provides information on established practices, guidelines and standards for naturalized approaches to stormwater management. It uses a multidisciplinary approach in areas such as civil engineering, expertise in environmental and plant ecology, landscape architecture and urban planning.