Stormwater green infrastructure #1

This stormwater catchment system east of the College of Engineering building consists of multiple gravel-lined catchments, where care has been made to create a riparian zone that spans from native stream side vegetation to uphill shrub and grass species. As this stormwater green infrastructure has been in place for many years, invasive species are also invading the site.

Sequential basins with a mix of native riparian and upslope vegetation

Over time invasive species invade, such as these tree-of-heaven

Native riparian boxelder trees use water stored in the soil profile

Mixtures of grasses, shrubs, and trees mimic a natural riparian zone

Native shrubs, such as rabbitbrush, are plant on upslopes

Common native species
Acer negundo
Artemisia grandidentatum
Chrysothamnus nauseousus
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
Guterrieza sarithrae
Quercus gambelii
Quercus turbinella