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REVIEW OF VEGETATION SURVIVORSHIP & SPECIES SELECTION FOR GREEN STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS RACHEL AHERN STREIT | CHPLANNING GSI MAINTENANCE | GREEN CITY, CLEAN WATERS WHY, HOW, & WHAT. WHY, HOW, & WHAT. why study survivorship

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REVIEW OF VEGETATION SURVIVORSHIP & SPECIES SELECTION FOR GREEN STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS

RACHEL AHERN STREIT | CHPLANNING GSI MAINTENANCE | GREEN CITY, CLEAN WATERS
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WHY, HOW, & WHAT.

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WHY, HOW, & WHAT.

why study survivorship in SMPs?

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WHY, HOW, & WHAT.

how we’re collecting our data

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WHY, HOW, & WHAT.

a vegetation inventory design recommendations a recommended plant list

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stormwater planter rain garden green roof tree trench stormwater bump-out basin

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DRY WET

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SEDIMENT POLLUTANTS & TOXINS SANDY SOILS EROSION INVASIVE SPECIES VANDALISM DAMAGE BY VEHICLES DRY WET

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plant replacement events at SMP sites in the past year

63

trees (5%)

1,707

perennials (5-10%)

52

shrubs (4%)

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vegetation surveys this year

37

rain gardens, bump-outs, and planters

196 tree trenches

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# INDIVIDUALS % COVER AREA (SF) TREE CALIPER HEALTH STATUS

vegetation surveys this year

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rain gardens, bump-outs, and planters

196 tree trenches

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MAINTENANCE MAPS WITH PHOTOPOINTS

PP2> PP1 PP2

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ARCGIS MAPS FIELD NOTES

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SMP TREE INVENTORY

260 177 81 78 75 73 70 65 45 41 39 32 31 26 22 20 18 17 15 12 11 10 9 8 8 8 7 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 50 100 150 200 250 300 Acer Prunus Cercis Gleditsia Ulmus Syringa Quercus Platanus Crataegus Tilia Cladrastis Amelanchier Zelkova Celtis Cornus Ginkgo Malus Liquidambar Lagerstroemia Cercidiphyllum Gymnocladus Betula Maackia Magnolia Carpinus Eucommia Koelreuteria Aesculus Metasequoia Laburnum Ulmaceae Robinia Pyrus Taxodium Chionanthus Fagus Carya Fraxinus Phellodendron Corpinus Liriodendron Oxydendrum Juniperus Ilex Nyssa Population Size Genus 136 31 25 18 16 15 11 5 2 200

Acer (Maple) Species Diversity

50 34 32 25 22 7 5 2 100

Prunus (Cherry) Species Diversity

17 11 10 8 6 6 4 3 3 2 20

Quercus (Oak) Species Diversity

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SMP Tree Health Status

Acer Prun us Cerci s Gled itsia Ulm us Syrin ga Quer cus Plata nus Crat aegu s Tilia Clad rasti s Amel anch ier Zelk
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Celti s Corn us Gink go Malu s Liqui dam bar Lage rstro emia Cerci diph yllu m Gym nocl adus Betu la Unhealthy 16 9 4 4 7 7 3 3 2 4 2 1 5 4 Dead 5 2 1 1 1 3 4 1 2 2 5 Healthy 222 155 77 69 67 65 64 62 28 37 28 30 31 26 19 18 16 12 15 8 6 10 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% % of Genera
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SMP Tree Vandalism & Health by Site Type

0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% Unhealthy Vandalized Dead % of Site Type Total School Site Recreation Site All Other Sites
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Herbaceous Plant Inventory

200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 Estimated Sq. Ft. Herbaceous Genus Asclepias incarnata
  • S. novae-angliae
‘Purple Dome’ Hibiscus coccineus Monarda didyma Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldstrum’
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The Soft Sites: Plant Inventory

1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 Estimated Sq. Ft. Groundcover Genus/Family Juncus effusus Pennisetum ‘Hameln’ Carex stricta Calamagrostis acutiflora Panicum ‘Shenandoah’
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The Soft Sites: Plant Inventory

500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 Estimated Sq. Ft. Small Woody Genus Itea virginiana Cornus alba Viburnum nudum Rhus aromatica ‘Gro-Low’ Aronia ‘Brilliantissima’
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Stormwater Bump-out: Plant Competition

2015 2014

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Area (Square Feet) Plant (Genus)

Stormwater Bump-out: Plant Competition

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Stormwater Bump-out: Plant Competition

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Area (Square Feet) Plant (Genus)

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Source of Phragmites Stormwater Bump-out

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Area (Square Feet) Plant (Genus)

Stormwater Bump-out: Plant Competition

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Source of Phragmites Stormwater Bump-out

500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 2014 2015

Area (Square Feet) Plant (Genus)

Stormwater Bump-out: Plant Competition

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Area 2 Area 3 2015 2012

Plant (Genus) Plant (Genus) Number of Individuals Number of Individuals

Rain Gardens: Site Variability

2015 2012

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Area 2 Area 3 2015 2012

Plant (Genus) Plant (Genus) Number of Individuals Number of Individuals

Rain Gardens: Site Variability

2015 2012

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Rain Gardens: Effective Planting Schemes

2015 2014

Platanus x acerifolia Fotherfilla fardenii ‘Mount Airy’ Itea virginia ‘Henry’s Garnet’ Aster divaricatus Chasmanthium latifolium Echinacea purpurea Phlox paniculata ‘David’ Panicum vigatum

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Philadelphia’s Native Plant Nursery

Photos courtesy of Maximillian Blaustein, Philadelphia Parks & Recreation

COLLECTION GERMINATION CONTAINERS

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RACHEL AHERN STREIT RACHEL.AHERN@PHILA.GOV http://phillywatersheds.org/doc/Landscape_Manual_2014.pdf