Other Green Infrastructure at the Museum
Elevated Walkways
The Tallahassee Museum has an extensive network of elevated walkways. These walkways allow soil and vegetation to remain undisturbed on the ground and continue to absorb stormwater and nutrients.
Vegetated BuffersSometimes the best thing you can do for the environment and protecting surface waters is simply leaving it alone and let nature do its thing. Leaving natural vegetated buffers between development and surface waters allows nature to intercept and soak in stormwater runoff and reduce pollutants reaching streams and lakes..
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Rain BarrelsRain barrels are a simple Green Infrastructure practice that allows the storage of stormwater for later use as irrigation water (aka Rain Harvesting).
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Mulch Mulch Mulch
A key to keeping sediment out of streams is to keep soils stable. In shady areas where grass and other surface level vegetation may be difficult to grow, use of mulch can be an effective means of keeping soil on your property and out of rivers and streams. Mulch also helps soak water into the ground, keeps tree root systems moist, and provides habitat for small critters and microorganisms.
Preserving VegetationTrees and shrubs have extensive root systems that help keep surface soils stable, soak stormwater deep into the ground and absorb nutrients and other potential water pollutants.. Incorporating existing natural systems into site landscaping and preserving their extensive subsurface sponge system is a superior alternative to clearing an area and starting from scratch.
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TerracingTerracing is simply the practice of breaking steep continuous slopes into a series of flat steps. Terracing is great at reducing the velocity of stormwater runoff and associated soil erosion. With berms on the downslope end, terracing can also be used to create shallow ponding areas that further reduce the volume of stormwater runoff, irrigate landscaping and help keep soil and nutrients/fertilizer in place.
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