How to Build a Rain Garden or Bioswale

How to Build a Rain Garden or Bioswale

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Much of the development around Phillippi Creek was built during a time when driveways, parking lots, and roads were all designed to get rainwater off the land as fast as possible. Unfortunately, this kind of design is not feasible long term, especially when most...
Curious About Pervious?

Curious About Pervious?

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Think about the last time you took a walk or parked your car. Chances are, you were on an impervious surface – a hardened surface like concrete or asphalt that doesn’t let rainwater pass through.  When rain hits a building or road, it flows with gravity to...
Pet Waste

Pet Waste

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Phillippi Creek is an urban waterway. During a storm event, rainwater will run off 56 square miles of backyards, neighborhood streets, shopping centers, and parks to collect in the creek. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Florida Department of...
Spread fun not fertilizer

Spread fun not fertilizer

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Phillippi Creek flows through the heart of our neighborhoods and is our most important environmental asset.  In addition to its wildlife and aesthetic value, we use it to help control flooding. Many neighborhoods were built before Florida law required stormwater...