Green Infrastructure for Irrigators and Stormwater Management Course

Course Content

Introduction - 4 mins
Module 1: What is Green Infrastructure - 26 mins
Module 2: Green Infrastructure - What is it good for? - 24 mins
Module 3: Thinking Like a Watershed: Green Infrastructure Planning - 19 mins
Module 4: Green Infrastructure Siting and Design - 20 mins
Module 5: Planting the Bioswale: Plant Selection and Design - 15 mins




Course Objectives

1. Learn about watersheds and their impact on stormwater management and irrigation systems.
2. How to identify areas of potential ponding and how to evaluate a site for the application of green infrastructure (GI) methods.
3. What is the definition of green infrastructure and what are some common terms used for green infrastructure across disciplines?
4. How can green infrastructure principles be applied to a landscaped and irrigated area to appropriately reduce water usage and manage water in a more responsible way?
5. How to design an inflow area using a curb cut or sidewalk scupper.
6. How to design a sediment basin and what the benefits and roles of a sediment basin are in a GI system.
7. What types of plants are most appropriate in a basin, in a swale, on the perimeter of a basin, etc?
8. How to properly maintain a green infrastructure site.
9. What is the role of organic material in a green infrastructure site and how does each material affect water holding capacity and runoff?
10. What are the benefits of GI for the community?

About Mike

Mike Gaglio, founder of High Desert Native Plants, is a genuine and passionate advocate for living in truth and environmental stewardship. A fourth-generation El Pasoan, Mike founded High Desert in 2007. Since then, he has built wetlands along the Rio Grande, talked in El Paso’s Cultivate Forums, installed numerous rainwater harvesting systems on homes, churches, and parks, filled the El Paso area with native trees and plants, and designed and built green infrastructure across the Sun City. A UTEP-trained biologist and Watershed-Management-Group certified rainwater harvester, Mike brings his knowledge of the Chihuahuan Desert–its flora and fauna–to bear on all High Desert projects.
http://www.highdesertnativeplants.com/