Rain gardens and bioswales are similar, but not exactly the same type of garden feature. Either can be both useful and attractive in a yard or garden. Learn more about the rain garden and bioswale ...

The sidewalks of Manhattan are famous for surprises—outré fashions, bizarre dog breeds and outlandish happenings (where else would an underwear-clad cowboy have a hard time turning heads?)—but it’s ...

A bioswale is a landscape feature designed to slow, collect, filter and infiltrate rainwater runoff from large impervious surfaces. Shaped as a long channel-like depression with gently sloped sides, ...

follo with neighbors of an east Vancouver neighborhood who were informed by the county that they have to clean up their bioswale or face $15k in fines. They've cleaned it up in work parties and at ...

The city of Duarte will dedicate its Encanto Park Bioswale and Outdoor Nature Classroom project at 9 a.m. on Dec. 7 at the outdoor classroom located within the park. A bioswale is a constructed stream ...

Q:Our block, in Marin County, is at the base of a hill. It's level up to our property and then curves gradually uphill. The only storm drain, located at the point where the grade starts, is at the low ...

A two-block stretch of the Richmond Greenway is now more than just an aesthetically pleasing bicycle and pedestrian path through the Iron Triangle. A multiyear effort by the nonprofit Watershed ...

PORTLAND, Ore. -- You see them around Portland-- those areas along the curb that are lowered and hold plants. Bioswales absorb storm water so less of it goes into the sewer. But at one corner, ...

ALBANY - Dozens of Ramsey Place homeowners are staunchly opposed to a proposal to narrow their road with greenspace that would hold back water during heavy rains. Opponents say the bioswales – gently ...

The success of engineered systems to capture stormwater runoff from Seattle’s Aurora Avenue Bridge has spurred construction of additional measures that proponents say will increase total filtering ...

As of 30 minutes ago—and probably still—there's a Lexus in a bioswale at the corner of NE 11th and NE Couch. We do not yet know how the Lexus ended up in the bioswale, but if you can see the image ...

Portland city commissioners tomorrow are set to approve an additional $8.6 million for a sewer construction contract in North Portland, bringing the cost to $28 million. Change orders usually aren't ...