Vermont Low Impact Development Atlas & Map

The Winooski NRCD and UVM Extension Lake Champlain Sea Grant are working in partnership to create a Low Impact Development (LID) Atlas and Map, which will be part of the larger National LID Atlas (http://clear.uconn.edu/tools/lidmap/) created by the National Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials (NEMO) Network. The Vermont LID Atlas & Map will raise awareness of LID projects as a solution to residential stormwater management, reinforce the link between LID projects and water quality, and provide residents with successful examples of local LID projects. For more information or to include your LID practice in the Vermont LID Atlas & Map, visit the VT LID Atlas & Map page.

2009 Chittenden and Washington Counties Local Growers Guides

The 2009 Chittenden and Washington Counties Local Growers Guides are a joint project of the Winooski NRCD and the UVM Center for Rural Studies (see http://crs.uvm.edu/growersguide.htm). The guides are resources for consumers interested in purchasing local agricultural products and includes CSAs, farmers markets, farm stands, and farms producing meat, dairy, and value-added products in Chittenden and Washington Counties. The 2009 Chittenden and Washington Counties Local Growers Guides will be available online this summer and printed copies will be distributed in July.

Vermont Rain Garden Manual: Gardening to Absorb the Storm

This full color Manual includes step-by-step instructions on rain garden design and installation; five creative planting plans; information about curb-cut rain gardens (perfect for urban streetscapes); a rain garden plant list (including 150 plants suitable for Vermont rain gardens), and an explanation of how rain gardens are compatible with the Vermont Stormwater Management Manual.  See the Rain Garden page for instructions for viewing and obtaining the manual and plant list.