A UT study on how trees affect water runoff in urban areas is fully under way, thanks in part to students at West High School in Knoxville.
The concept—Storm Water Goes Green: Investigating the Benefit and Health of Urban Trees in Green Infrastructure Installations—was initiated with $200,000 from the US Department of Agriculture’s Forestry Service.
From the beginning, team leaders realized that having a strong community presence would be critical to the success of the project, leading them to team with the Water Resources Research Center (WRCC) and the Knox County Adopt-A-Watershed Program.