{"id":10177,"date":"2021-08-17T15:59:14","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T20:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.savebuffalobayou.org\/?page_id=10177"},"modified":"2021-08-17T15:59:14","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T20:59:14","slug":"do-this-at-home-tips-and-resources-to-reduce-flooding-and-make-life-better","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.savebuffalobayou.org\/?page_id=10177","title":{"rendered":"Do This At Home: Tips and Resources To Reduce Flooding (And Make Life Better)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For Individuals, Neighborhoods, and Businesses<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some resources for understanding and using green infrastructure to help Houston reduce flooding:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>City of Houston Infrastructure Design Manual, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.savebuffalobayou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/COH-IDM-Ch.-9-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stormwater Design, Ch. 9, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/green-infrastructure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Environmental Protection Agency: Green Infrastructure<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/soakuptherain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Environmental Protection Agency: Soak Up the Rain<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Environmental Protection Agency video: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=huO_NRn34GI&amp;feature=channel_page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reduce Runoff: Slow It Down, Spread It Out, Soak It In<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/counties.agrilife.org\/harris\/files\/2011\/05\/raingardens.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Rain Gardens, Harris County Texas A&amp;M Agrilife Extension Service<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See also:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.savebuffalobayou.org\/?page_id=8351\" target=\"_blank\">Tending Our Garden, Tips and Resources<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/52387981e4b0a2c53f25a411\/t\/600b337ebd1341636a54e058\/1611346815707\/The+14+Super+Trees+in+Greater+Houston+Region+-+Winter+2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Top 14 Super Trees<\/a> for Houston from the <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonwilderness.org\/port-of-houston-trees-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Port Houston and Houston Wilderness Tree Planting Program<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=huVJUhWygVc&amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;fbclid=IwAR2g6AnE0DZK-BpjED0O2uUvh6oR4F-CjWVpZwb8Xf9zecEUGDOlnnTdB_k\" target=\"_blank\">Three case studies from the Houston, Texas, area<\/a> where green infrastructure is already in use. From <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/tcwp.tamu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Texas Community Watershed Partners.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For Individuals, Neighborhoods, and Businesses Some resources for understanding and using green infrastructure to help Houston reduce flooding: City of Houston Infrastructure Design Manual, Stormwater Design, Ch. 9, 2020 Environmental Protection Agency: Green Infrastructure Environmental Protection Agency: Soak Up the Rain Environmental Protection Agency video: Reduce Runoff: Slow It Down,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10177","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.savebuffalobayou.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.savebuffalobayou.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.savebuffalobayou.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.savebuffalobayou.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.savebuffalobayou.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10177"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.savebuffalobayou.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10177\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10181,"href":"https:\/\/www.savebuffalobayou.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10177\/revisions\/10181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.savebuffalobayou.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}