Events

Designing for Shade, Runoff, and Reality: Native Plants Under Solar Carports Howard County is piloting native plant landscaping beneath solar carports at the East Columbia Campus to evaluate how native species perform in the unique conditions created by solar infrastructure. The project examines plant survival, growth, and maintenance under variable shade, concentrated runoff at panel...

Addressing Stormwater Management Goals at the Watershed Scale Register at this link Project Description: The primary goal of this research project was to employ a suite of state-of-the-art hydrologic methods to assess the aggregated, watershed-scale effectiveness of using green stormwater infrastructure as part of new suburban residential development in north-central Howard County, Maryland. The field-based...

Highlight 2 research projects that focus on potential stormwater impacts of large-scale solar installations in Virginia and central Pennsylvania. Register for this Webinar   Dr. Ryan Stewart presents: Utility‑scale solar facilities are being constructed throughout Virginia, yet significant uncertainty remains about the volume and timing of stormwater runoff they produce. It is also unclear whether...

Showcasing Innovation at the Wetlands at Long’s Park Register at this link Join Angela Brackbill for a look beneath the surface of The Wetlands at Long’s Park – the Grand Prize-winning project of the 2025 Best Urban BMP in the Bay (BUBBAs) awards. This webinar will explore how the City of Lancaster transformed Long’s Park’s aging...