{"id":22696,"date":"2023-06-06T09:07:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T13:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=22696"},"modified":"2025-11-04T17:00:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T21:00:48","slug":"illinois-groundwork-provides-a-rich-supply-of-green-infrastructure-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/illinois-groundwork-provides-a-rich-supply-of-green-infrastructure-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Groundwork Provides a Rich Supply of Green Infrastructure Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Urbana<\/a>Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant Newsroom<\/em><\/a> – During large rainstorms, many Illinois residents brace themselves for flooding in their basements, streets and neighborhoods. A new online tool,\u00a0Illinois Groundwork<\/a>, provides communities and stormwater professionals with resources on green stormwater infrastructure, which provides a way for rain to be absorbed into soil where it lands.<\/p>\n

Green stormwater infrastructure offers a way to enhance traditional or \u201cgrey\u201d infrastructure using a rain garden or permeable pavement but this approach doesn\u2019t always work as well as it might. Improving access to, and use of, data, research and other resources can help increase the effectiveness of green infrastructure in addressing stormwater management challenges.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe University of Illinois not only has relevant research and data across many departments, but also real-world examples of successful green infrastructure, along with other extension and education tools, such as the\u00a0Red Oak Rain Garden<\/a>,\u201d said\u00a0C. Eliana Brown<\/a>, University of Illinois Extension stormwater specialist. \u201cThis new tool brings these resources together, providing a robust platform to access green infrastructure knowledge.\u201d<\/p>\n

The project is a collaboration of Illinois<\/span>\u2013<\/span>Indiana Sea Grant and Illinois Extension.<\/span>\u00a0A critical component of Illinois Groundwork is an\u00a0Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant (IISG)-funded research<\/a>\u00a0project that focused on incorporating soils data into green infrastructure design. Soils are the foundation of effective green stormwater infrastructure performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cSoil characteristics establish how much and how fast water can move through and absorb into the soil,\u201d explained\u00a0Margaret Schneemann<\/a>, IISG water resource economist. \u201cFailing to take soils performance into account means we are not designing green infrastructure as cost-effectively as we could be and may be leaving its benefits on the table.\u201d<\/p>\n

For full article . . .<\/a><\/p>\n

Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant is a partnership between NOAA, University of Illinois Extension, and Purdue University Forestry and Natural Resources, bringing science together with communities for solutions that work. Sea Grant is a network of 34 science, education and outreach programs located in every coastal and Great Lakes state, Lake Champlain, Puerto Rico and Guam.<\/em><\/p>\n

More Resources:<\/strong>
\nImplementation Examples of Smart Growth Strategies in Indiana<\/a>, The Education Store, Purdue Extension’s resource center
\nConservation Through Community Leadership<\/a>, The Education Store
\nConservation through Community Leadership<\/a>, Purdue Extension You Tube Channel
\nRainscaping Education Program<\/a>, Purdue Extension
\nRainscaping and Rain Gardens<\/a>, Purdue Extension YouTube Channel
\nEnhancing the Value of Public Spaces<\/a>, The Education Store
\nEnhancing the Value of Public Spaces: Creating Healthy Communities<\/a>, The Education Store
\nEnhancing the Value of Public Spaces Program<\/a>, Purdue Extension YouTube Channel
\nOne Water Approach to Water Resources Management<\/a>, The Education Store
\nCommunity Development<\/a>, Purdue Extension
\nCommunity Planning Playlist<\/a>, Purdue Extension-Forestry & Natural Resources (FNR) YouTube Channel
\nIndiana Creek Watershed Project – Keys to Success, Partnerships and People<\/a>, Subscribe to Purdue Extension-FNR YouTube Channel
\nClimate Change and Sustainable Development<\/a>, The Education Store
\nClimate Change: Are you preparing for it?<\/a>, The Education Store<\/p>\n

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