Research on street-scale bioretention featured in the news

A bioretention cell from our study. Photo by A. Jefferson, August 2015.

Our work with Cleveland Metroparks on assessing the effects of retrofitting bioretention cells, rain gardens, and rain barrels into residential neighborhoods in Parma, Ohio has been been featured in several news stories thanks to a nice press release issued by Kent State.

On November 20th, Cleveland.com ran the story: “Kent State University, Cleveland Metroparks project reduces storm water, pollution in Parma neighborhoods”

The study was also featured in Cleveland.com’s “best of the beat” roundup on November 22.

The local Record-Courier ran a fantastic feature on the work (unfortunately behind a paywall) on November 30th. They called the article “Kent State professor studies rain gardens’ effect on storm water runoff.”

To read the full scientific story of the work, check out our recent publication:
Jarden, K.M., Jefferson, A., and Grieser, J.M. 2015. Assessing the effects of catchment-scale green infrastructure retrofits on hydrograph characteristics. Hydrological Processes, online ahead of print. doi: 10.1002/hyp.10736.