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  • Rainwater sculpture panel by artist Gina Nash of Experienced Materials.  Café au Play at Tabor Commons, a project of the Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Coalition (SEUL) and volunteers from Portland's Mt Tabor neighborhood.  Café au Play is a cafe / coffee house with play areas for children and activities for children, caregivers, and the community.
    Rain Panel Downspout Sculpture.jpg
  • Rainwater sculpture panel by artist Gina Nash of Experienced Materials.  Café au Play at Tabor Commons, a project of the Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Coalition (SEUL) and volunteers from Portland's Mt Tabor neighborhood.  Café au Play is a cafe / coffee house with play areas for children and activities for children, caregivers, and the community.
    Rain Panel Downspout Detail.jpg
  • Rain garden for stormwater management, Café au Play at Tabor Commons, a project of the Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Coalition (SEUL) and volunteers from Portland's Mt Tabor neighborhood.  Café au Play is a cafe / coffee house with play areas for children and activities for children, caregivers, and the community.
    Rain Garden Cafe au Play.jpg
  • Branching Downspouts at the 81 Vine Street Building in Seattle, by artist Buster Simpson.  These “vertical planters” bring Green Street elements to the streetscape as part of the Growing Vine Street Project.  The concept of Growing Vine Street is to use biofiltration and other Green Street elements to treat stormwater before it is released directly into Elliott Bay.  The downspout planters are made from corrugated aluminum pipe, connected in-line with the building’s roof downspout.
    Branching-Downspouts-Seattle.jpg
  • The outstretched hand of Buster Simpson’s Beckoning Cistern (2002) manages roof stormwater runoff from the 81 Vine Street Building.  The sculpture was funded by the Seattle Public Utilities 1% for Art Program to support the Growing Vine Street Project, a green street concept developed in the 1990s in Seattle’s Belltown district.  The concept of Growing Vine Street is to use biofiltration and other Green Street elements to treat stormwater before it is released directly into Elliott Bay.  This functional sculpture performs flow control and treatment for urban runoff in a visible and demonstrative way, bringing public awareness to the City’s water conservation efforts.
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  • The outstretched hand of Buster Simpson’s Beckoning Cistern (2002) manages roof stormwater runoff from the 81 Vine Street Building.  The sculpture was funded by the Seattle Public Utilities 1% for Art Program to support the Growing Vine Street Project, a green street concept developed in the 1990s in Seattle’s Belltown district.  The concept of Growing Vine Street is to use biofiltration and other Green Street elements to treat stormwater before it is released directly into Elliott Bay.  This functional sculpture performs flow control and treatment for urban runoff in a visible and demonstrative way, bringing public awareness to the City’s water conservation efforts.
    Beckoning-Cistern-2-Seattle.jpg
  • The Water Garden is a series of three cascading stormwater planters on Vine Street in Seattle, performing flow control and treatment for urban runoff in a visible and demonstrative way, bringing public awareness to the City’s water conservation efforts.  The Water Garden is set in a curb-extension micro-park within the public right-of-way and treats stormwater that discharges from the Beckoning Cistern, a functional urban stormwater sculpture by Buster Simpson.  The Water Garden features plantings of ferns, shrubs and water plants, designed to provide treatment through biofiltration and other Green Street processes.  The Water Garden is part of the Growing Vine Street Project, a green street initiative in Seattle’s Belltown district.
    Water-Garden-Vine-Street.jpg
  • Rainwater from a household roof gushes down a rain chain during a storm.  Rain chains are decorative alternatives to a downspout.  They make a water feature out of the conveyance of rainwater from the roof gutters down to a drain or to a storage container.  RRS BD700-L, RRS BH-55 PCL, RRS TVC-33, RRS LCF-10. http://reallyrightstuff.com/WebsiteInfo.aspx?fc=125
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  • Rainwater from a household roof gushes down a rain chain during a storm.  Rain chains are decorative alternatives to a downspout.  They make a water feature out of the conveyance of rainwater from the roof gutters down to a drain or to a storage container.  RRS BD700-L, RRS BH-55 PCL, RRS TVC-33, RRS LCF-10.
    Rain-Chain-and-Stormwater-Panorama.jpg
  • Landscaped stormwater planter strip manages rain water from the "first flush" during a rainfall event.  Stormwater has filled the first chamber and is overtopping a weir and filling the second chamber.  Green streets collect stormwater runoff and route it through facilities like this planter where vegetation and soils filter pollutants before allowing water to soak into the ground.  These facilities replenish groundwater and enhance neighborhood green spaces.  Green streets require routine cleaning and maintenance.  This facility is on NE 47th Avenue at NE Davis Street in Portland, Oregon.
    Storm-Water-Planter-First-Flush.jpg
  • Effective stormwater management in a dense urban area.  Swales and stormwater planters collect stormwater from roof downspouts, parking lot and street.  Appropriate vegetation filters out pollutants in the stormwater before it soaks into the ground, naturally recharging groundwater.  RiverEast Center Stormwater Management facility - a public-private stormwater management partnership (PPP) in Portland, Oregon.
    Roof-Downspout-and-Weir.jpg
  • A public-private stormwater management partnership (PPP) - the first of its kind in Portland.  Runoff from the public street flows into a treatment swale on private property, where vegetation filters out pollutants before it soaks into the ground, naturally recharging groundwater.  RiverEast Center Stormwater Management facility in Portland, Oregon.
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  • Effective stormwater management in a dense urban area.  Swales and stormwater planters collect stormwater from roof downspouts, parking lot and street.  Appropriate vegetation filters out pollutants in the stormwater before it soaks into the ground, naturally recharging groundwater.  RiverEast Center Stormwater Management facility - a public-private stormwater management partnership (PPP) in Portland, Oregon.
    Swale-Jogger-and-Public-Path.jpg
  • Effective stormwater management in a dense urban area.  Swales and stormwater planters collect stormwater from roof downspouts, parking lot and street.  Appropriate vegetation filters out pollutants in the stormwater before it soaks into the ground, naturally recharging groundwater.  RiverEast Center Stormwater Management facility - a public-private stormwater management partnership (PPP) in Portland, Oregon.
    Swale-and-Jogger-in-Rain.jpg
  • Effective stormwater management in a dense urban area.  Swales and stormwater planters collect stormwater from roof downspouts, parking lot and street.  Appropriate vegetation filters out pollutants in the stormwater before it soaks into the ground, naturally recharging groundwater.  RiverEast Center Stormwater Management facility - a public-private stormwater management partnership (PPP) in Portland, Oregon.
    Parking-Lot-Stormwater-Swale.jpg
  • A stormwater curb extension retrofit to an existing street.  Stormwater management facilities like this one are are also known as Green Street treatments.  NW 21st Avenue and Raleigh Street, Portland, Oregon.
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  • A stormwater curb extension retrofit to an existing street.  Stormwater management facilities like this one are are also known as Green Street treatments.  NW 21st Avenue and Raleigh Street, Portland, Oregon.
    Green-Street-NW-21st-Ave-East.jpg
  • A stormwater curb extension retrofit to an existing street.  Stormwater management facilities like this one are are also known as Green Street treatments.  NW 21st Avenue and Raleigh Street, Portland, Oregon.
    Green-Street-NW-21st-Ave-West.jpg
  • A stormwater curb extension retrofit to an existing street.  Stormwater management facilities like this one are are also known as Green Street treatments.  NW 21st Avenue and Raleigh Street, Portland, Oregon.
    Weir-Stormwater-Curb-Extension.jpg
  • A stormwater curb extension retrofit to an existing street.  Stormwater management facilities like this one are are also known as Green Street treatments.  NW 21st Avenue and Raleigh Street, Portland, Oregon.
    Green-Street-Weir-NW-21st-Ave-East.jpg
  • Umbrella Sculpture, stormwater swale and plaza, Providence Portland Medical Office.  Designers: Vala Christensen Landscape Architects, KPFF Consulting Engineers, Michael Maiden Foundry.  NE 45th Avenue and Halsey Street, Portland, Oregon.
    Umbrella-Stormwater-Sculpture.jpg
  • Umbrella Plaza, Providence Portland Medical Office.  Designers: Vala Christensen Landscape Architects, KPFF Consulting Engineers, Michael Maiden Foundry.  NE 45th Avenue and Halsey Street, Portland, Oregon.
    Umbrella-Stormwater-Plaza.jpg
  • Pocket swale between street and sidewalk for stormwater management, Providence Portland Medical Office.  Designers: Vala Christensen Landscape Architects, KPFF Consulting Engineers, Michael Maiden Foundry.  NE 45th Avenue and Halsey Street, Portland, Oregon.
    Green-Street-Pocket-Swale.jpg
  • Cherry trees bloom in March at the Memorial Garden, Tom McCall Waterfront Park, along the Willamette River in Portland.  Japanese American Historical Plaza.  Nikon F4; 70-300/4-5.6D. Fuji RVP100F.
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  • A stormwater curb extension retrofit to an existing street on a slope (weirs).  Stormwater management facilities like this one are are also known as Green Street treatments.  East Burnside Street, Portland, Oregon.
    Stormwater-Curb-Extension-Storm.jpg
  • Stormwater Management Facilities in the right-of-way provide water quality function before flows infiltrate at dry wells under the streets.  The engineered soil is the filter medium.  The inlet with steel grate is an overflow, to prevent backup flooding in the streets during storms of greater intensity or extended duration.  New Columbia project for the Housing Authority of Portland.
    Storm-Water-Swale-with-Overflow.jpg
  • Rain garden manages stormwater runoff at Mt Tabor Middle School.  Partnership of the school, Portland Public Schools and Environmental Services built the rain garden to reduce storm flows to the public sewer line.  Sediments and pollutants are removed before the water gradually soaks into the ground.  A 10-year maintenance agreement has been signed.
    Rain-Garden-Sedge-Plants.jpg
  • Rain garden manages stormwater runoff at Mt Tabor Middle School.  Partnership of the school, Portland Public Schools and Environmental Services built the rain garden to reduce storm flows to the public sewer line.  Sediments and pollutants are removed before the water gradually soaks into the ground.  A 10-year maintenance agreement has been signed.
    Rain-Garden-During-Storm.jpg
  • Rain garden manages stormwater runoff at Mt Tabor Middle School.  Partnership of the school, Portland Public Schools and Environmental Services built the rain garden to reduce storm flows to the public sewer line.  Sediments and pollutants are removed before the water gradually soaks into the ground.  A 10-year maintenance agreement has been signed.
    Storm-Drain-Iron-Grate.jpg
  • Rain garden manages stormwater runoff at Mt Tabor Middle School.  Partnership of the school, Portland Public Schools and Environmental Services built the rain garden to reduce storm flows to the public sewer line.  Sediments and pollutants are removed before the water gradually soaks into the ground.  A 10-year maintenance agreement has been signed.
    Rain-Garden-Flow-Control-Weir.jpg
  • Landscaped stormwater planter strip manages rain water from the "first flush" during a rainfall event.  Stormwater has filled the first chamber and is overtopping a weir and filling the second chamber.  Green streets collect stormwater runoff and route it through facilities like this planter where vegetation and soils filter pollutants before allowing water to soak into the ground.  These facilities replenish groundwater and enhance neighborhood green spaces.  Green streets require routine cleaning and maintenance.  This facility is on NE 47th Avenue at NE Davis Street in Portland, Oregon.
    Green-Street-Stormwater-Planter.jpg
  • Bioswales are now well established at the Ecotrust Building, 721 NW 9th Avenue in Portland.  The building's correct name is The Jean Vollum Natural Capital Center; tennants include Ecotrust and Patagonia.  This is a case study of Downtown Portland Sustainable Stormwater Facilities for students of Portland State University's Student Water Resources Group..
    Bioswales-Ecotrust-Building.jpg
  • Providence Child Center at Providence Portland Medical Center.  830 NE 47th Avenue, Portland.  Architect: Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects. Structural and Civil Engineer: KPFF Consulting Engineers. Photo: May 2008.
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  • Providence Child Center at Providence Portland Medical Center.  830 NE 47th Avenue, Portland.  Architect: Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects. Structural and Civil Engineer: KPFF Consulting Engineers. Photo: May 2008.
    Providence-Child-Center-Vertical.jpg
  • Providence Cancer Center at Providence Portland Medical Center.  Parking garage (left) elevated walkway / skybridge (center) and glass entry canopy.  Emilie Gamelin Way off NE 47th Avenue.  Architect: Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects. Structural and Civil Engineer: KPFF Consulting Engineers.  Photo: May 2008.
    Providence-Cancer-Center.jpg
  • The First Regiment Armory Annex, commonly known as the Portland Armory Building, at 128 NW 11th Avenue.  The building was renovated from 2002 to 2006 (to LEED Platinum certification) and now houses the Gerding Theater, used primarily by the theatre group Portland Center Stage.   The adjacent Vera Katz Sidewalk Park, or Sliver Park, includes a bioswale for stormwater treatment and a water channel of sculpted black basalt.  The water feature design, by Scott Murase of landscape architect firm Murase Associates, is part of the building's storm water management and is fed by roof runoff.
    Armory-Building-and-Sliver-Park.jpg
  • The First Regiment Armory Annex, commonly known as the Portland Armory Building, at 128 NW 11th Avenue.  The building was renovated from 2002 to 2006 (to LEED Platinum certification) and now houses the Gerding Theater, used primarily by the theatre group Portland Center Stage.   The adjacent Vera Katz Sidewalk Park, or Sliver Park, includes a bioswale for stormwater treatment and a water channel of sculpted black basalt.  The water feature design, by Scott Murase of landscape architect firm Murase Associates, is part of the building's storm water management and is fed by roof runoff.
    Armory-Building-Portland.jpg
  • The First Regiment Armory Annex, commonly known as the Portland Armory Building, at 128 NW 11th Avenue.  The building was renovated from 2002 to 2006 (to LEED Platinum certification) and now houses the Gerding Theater, used primarily by the theatre group Portland Center Stage.   The adjacent Vera Katz Sidewalk Park, or Sliver Park, includes a bioswale for stormwater treatment and a water channel of sculpted black basalt.  The water feature design, by Scott Murase of landscape architect firm Murase Associates, is part of the building's storm water management and is fed by roof runoff.
    Sculpted-Basalt-Water-Channel.jpg
  • The First Regiment Armory Annex, commonly known as the Portland Armory Building, at 128 NW 11th Avenue.  The building was renovated from 2002 to 2006 (to LEED Platinum certification) and now houses the Gerding Theater, used primarily by the theatre group Portland Center Stage.   The adjacent Vera Katz Sidewalk Park, or Sliver Park, includes a bioswale for stormwater treatment and a water channel of sculpted black basalt.  The water feature design, by Scott Murase of landscape architect firm Murase Associates, is part of the building's storm water management and is fed by roof runoff.
    Vera-Katz-Sidewalk-Park-Granite.jpg
  • The First Regiment Armory Annex, commonly known as the Portland Armory Building, at 128 NW 11th Avenue.  The building was renovated from 2002 to 2006 (to LEED Platinum certification) and now houses the Gerding Theater, used primarily by the theatre group Portland Center Stage.   The adjacent Vera Katz Sidewalk Park, or Sliver Park, includes a bioswale for stormwater treatment and a water channel of sculpted black basalt.  The water feature design, by Scott Murase of landscape architect firm Murase Associates, is part of the building's storm water management and is fed by roof runoff.
    Vera-Katz-Sliver-Park.jpg
  • The First Regiment Armory Annex, commonly known as the Portland Armory Building, at 128 NW 11th Avenue.  The building was renovated from 2002 to 2006 (to LEED Platinum certification) and now houses the Gerding Theater, used primarily by the theatre group Portland Center Stage.   The adjacent Vera Katz Sidewalk Park, or Sliver Park, includes a bioswale for stormwater treatment and a water channel of sculpted black basalt.  The water feature design, by Scott Murase of landscape architect firm Murase Associates, is part of the building's storm water management and is fed by roof runoff.
    Sculpted-Basalt-Water-Feature.jpg
  • Stormwater management facility in Tualatin, Oregon, adjacent to the Kaiser Permanente Clinic at 19185 Southwest 90th Avenue.  The facility discharges to the wetlands of the Hedges Creek Marsh, a tributary of the Tualatin River.
    Stormwater-Management-Facility-1.jpg
  • Stormwater management facility in Tualatin, Oregon, adjacent to the Kaiser Permanente Clinic at 19185 Southwest 90th Avenue.  The facility discharges to the wetlands of the Hedges Creek Marsh, a tributary of the Tualatin River.
    Stormwater-Management-Facility-2.jpg
  • Stormwater management facility in Tualatin, Oregon, adjacent to the Kaiser Permanente Clinic at 19185 Southwest 90th Avenue.  The facility discharges to the wetlands of the Hedges Creek Marsh, a tributary of the Tualatin River.
    Stormwater-Management-Facility-3.jpg
  • Stormwater management facility in Tualatin, Oregon, adjacent to the Kaiser Permanente Clinic at 19185 Southwest 90th Avenue.  The facility discharges to the wetlands of the Hedges Creek Marsh, a tributary of the Tualatin River.
    Stormwater-Management-Facility-4.jpg
  • Stormwater Management Facilities in the right-of-way provide water quality function before flows infiltrate at dry wells under the streets.  The engineered soil is the filter medium.  The inlet with steel grate is an overflow, to prevent backup flooding in the streets during storms of greater intensity or extended duration.  New Columbia project for the Housing Authority of Portland.
    Pocket-Swale-with-Overflow.jpg
  • Stormwater Management Facilities in the right-of-way provide water quality function before flows infiltrate at dry wells under the streets.  The engineered soil is the filter medium.  The inlet with steel grate is an overflow, to prevent backup flooding in the streets during storms of greater intensity or extended duration.  New Columbia project for the Housing Authority of Portland.
    Bioswale-with-Overflow.jpg
  • Green Roof at the Hamilton Building; SW 12th Avenue and Clay Street.  The roof is maintained and monitored by City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services (BES).
    Green-Roof-1.jpg
  • Green Roof at the Hamilton Building; SW 12th Avenue and Clay Street.  The roof is maintained and monitored by City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services (BES).
    Green-Roof-2.jpg
  • Trapezoidal Flume on Green Roof.  This type of flume is well suited to monitoring runoff from Green Roofs because of its accurate flow measurement down to 1 gpm.  Hamilton Building, SW 12th Avenue & Clay Street, Portland, Oregon.  This roof is maintained and monitored by City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services (BES).
    Trapezoidal-Flume-Rainwater-Gauge.jpg
  • Rain Garden in Vera Katz Sidewalk Park, or Sliver Park,  is part of the building's storm water management and is fed by roof runoff.  The First Regiment Armory Annex, commonly known as the Portland Armory Building, at 128 NW 11th Avenue.  The building was renovated from 2002 to 2006 (to LEED Platinum certification) and now houses the Gerding Theater, used primarily by the theatre group Portland Center Stage.
    Rain-Garden-Planter.jpg
  • The Living Roof of the California Academy of Sciences building within Golden Gate Park, and adjacent to the De Young Museum.  The roof provides stormwater management for both flow reduction and water quality.  The living roof contains over 40 native California plant species and provides habitat for a wide variety of wildlife, particularly butterflies.  The rooftop's seven undulating green hillocks pay homage to the iconic topography of San Francisco and blurs the boundary between building and parkland.  Living roofs significantly reduce Heat Island Effect, and the vent windows help manage interior climate.
    Living-Roof.jpg
  • The Freshwater Trust Oregon Trout Portland Triathlon started in ideal conditions, under beautiful fall sunshine, on the Willamette River in downtown Portland.  23 August 2009.  The Freshwater Trust is a not-for-profit organization that works to preserve and restore freshwater ecosystems through water health and fish recovery, under the Clean Water & Endangered Species Acts.
    Willamette-River-and-Salmon-Flags.jpg
  • Portland downtown Tom McCall Waterfront Park and Willamette River make a stunning setting for the Portland Triathlon, sponsored by The Freshwater Trust. The Freshwater Trust is a not-for-profit organization that works to preserve and restore freshwater ecosystems through water health and fish recovery, under the Clean Water & Endangered Species Acts.  The swim leg of the triathlon, shown here, started in ideal conditions and beautiful late summer sunshine. Photo: 23-AUG-2009
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  • Portland downtown Tom McCall Waterfront Park and Willamette River make a stunning setting for the Portland Triathlon, sponsored by The Freshwater Trust. The Freshwater Trust is a not-for-profit organization that works to preserve and restore freshwater ecosystems through water health and fish recovery, under the Clean Water & Endangered Species Acts.  The swim leg of the triathlon, shown here, started in ideal conditions and beautiful late summer sunshine. Photo: 23-AUG-2009
    willamette-river-portland-downtown.jpg
  • Buttress Runnels (2008), by artist Susan A. Point - concrete relief sculpted to channel roof runoff from the 6.5-acre roof to the Riverside Plaza and adjacent rainwater reuse pond.  The Salish design is inspired by cultural and environmental history of Richmond and the Fraser River.  The Richmond Olympic Oval was the long track speed skating rink for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Client: VANOC; Architect: Cannon Design; Structural Engineers: Glotman Simpson Consulting Engineers.
    Salish-Relief-Runnel-Rain-Downspout.jpg
  • Rainwater reuse pond at the long-track speed skating rink for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Client: VANOC; Architect: Cannon Design; Structural Engineers: Glotman Simpson Consulting Engineers. ICE Americas Convention.
    Rainwater-Reuse-Pond.jpg
  • Public art waterfall fountain entitled Spawning (2000), by Pat Tamley & Engineering Services, City of Richmond B.C.  The spawning salmon within the waterfall relate to Richmond's fishing heritage and strong ties to the Fraser River.  The male salmon exhibit the 'kype' (or hooked nose) that is developed when the fish enter fresh water to spawn. River Road near Richmond Olympic Oval.  ICE Americas Convention.
    Spawning-Salmon-Landscape-Art.jpg
  • Artistic watering can rainwater downspout and swale.
    Stormwater-Downspout-1.jpg
  • Artistic watering can rainwater downspout and swale.
    Stormwater-Downspout-2.jpg
  • Sedum acre / Biting Stonecrop.  Sedum is a large family of hardy succulents commonly known as stonecrop.  Many Sedum varieties have the necessary characteristics for ecoroofs, namely adaptability to harsh growing conditions, need for minimal maintenance and irrigation, ability to grow in shallow soil depths, and ability to establish and spread quickly.
    Green-Roof-Sedum-acre_Biting-Stonecr...jpg
  • Sedum acre / Biting Stonecrop.  Sedum is a large family of hardy succulents commonly known as stonecrop.  Many Sedum varieties have the necessary characteristics for ecoroofs, namely adaptability to harsh growing conditions, need for minimal maintenance and irrigation, ability to grow in shallow soil depths, and ability to establish and spread quickly.
    Green-Roof-Sedum-acre_Biting-Stonecr...jpg
  • Sedum oreganum / Oregon Stonecrop.  Sedum is a large family of hardy succulents commonly known as stonecrop.  Many Sedum varieties have the necessary characteristics for ecoroofs, namely adaptability to harsh growing conditions, need for minimal maintenance and irrigation, ability to grow in shallow soil depths, and ability to establish and spread quickly.
    Green-Roof-Sedum-oreganum_Oregon-Sto...jpg
  • Sedum spathulifolium / Pacific Stonecrop.  Sedum is a large family of hardy succulents commonly known as stonecrop.  Many Sedum varieties have the necessary characteristics for ecoroofs, namely adaptability to harsh growing conditions, need for minimal maintenance and irrigation, ability to grow in shallow soil depths, and ability to establish and spread quickly.
    Green-Roof-Sedum-spathulifolium_Paci...jpg
  • Sempervivum tectorum (Common Houseleek.  Also known as Hen and chicks.  Used as an ornamental plant, they are hardy and do well in rock gardens and ecoroofs.
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  • Sempervivum tectorum (Common Houseleek.  Also known as Hen and chicks.  Used as an ornamental plant, they are hardy and do well in rock gardens and ecoroofs.
    Common-Houseleek_Sempervivum-tectoru...jpg
  • Euphorbia myrsinites / Myrtle Spurge.  Also know as Creeping Spurge or donkey tail.  Grown as a decorative plant in rock gardens, particularly valued in xeriscaping in dry areas.  Widely classified as a noxious weed, and in Oregon subject to quarantine.  The milky sap can cause significant skin and eye irritations.
    Euphorbia-myrsinites_Myrtle-Spurge-1.jpg
  • Euphorbia myrsinites / Myrtle Spurge.  Also know as Creeping Spurge or donkey tail.  Grown as a decorative plant in rock gardens, particularly valued in xeriscaping in dry areas, widely classified as a noxious weed, and in Oregon subject to quarantine.  The milky sap can cause significant skin and eye irritations.
    Euphorbia-myrsinites_Myrtle-Spurge-2.jpg
  • Euphorbia myrsinites / Myrtle Spurge.  Also know as Creeping Spurge or donkey tail.  Grown as a decorative plant in rock gardens, particularly valued in xeriscaping in dry areas.  Widely classified as a noxious weed, and in Oregon subject to quarantine.  The milky sap can cause significant skin and eye irritations.
    Euphorbia-myrsinites_Myrtle-Spurge-3.jpg
  • Euphorbia myrsinites / Myrtle Spurge.  Also know as Creeping Spurge or donkey tail.  Grown as a decorative plant in rock gardens, particularly valued in xeriscaping in dry areas.  Widely classified as a noxious weed, and in Oregon subject to quarantine.  The milky sap can cause significant skin and eye irritations.
    Leaf-Pattern-Geometric.jpg
  • A stormwater curb extension retrofit to an existing street.  Stormwater management facilities like this one are are also known as Green Street treatments.  NW 21st Avenue and Raleigh Street, Portland, Oregon.
    Green-Street-Planter-Fescue-BW.jpg
  • Vegetation in this stormwater curb extension filters out pollutants in the stormwater before it soaks into the ground, naturally recharging groundwater.  Stormwater management facilities like this one are are also known as Green Street treatments.  NW 21st Avenue and Raleigh Street, Portland, Oregon.
    Green-Street-Planter-Grasses.jpg
  • Panorama view of the Portland downtown skyline and Willamette River from Hawthorne Bridge to Morrison Bridge, showing the swim leg of the Oregon Trout Portland Triathlon, sponsored by The Freshwater Trust, 31 August 2008.  The Freshwater Trust is a not-for-profit organization that works to preserve and restore freshwater ecosystems through water health and fish recovery, under the Clean Water & Endangered Species Acts.
    portland-downtown-skyline-panorama-t...jpg
  • Sunrise on Waldo Lake 1650m (5,414ft).  Waldo Lake is the headwaters of the North Fork of the Middle Fork of the Willamette River, and the only lake in the Oregon Scenic Waterways System.  Mt Ray 2134m (7,002ft) is visible on skyline at left, while the summit of Fuji Mountain 2177m (7,144ft) lies partially obscured by cloud (center).
    Waldo-Lake-Shoreline-Wilderness.jpg
  • Island silhouette on Waldo Lake 1650m (5,414ft), with sunset over Klovdahl Bay.  Viewed from Shadow Bay on the east shore.  Waldo Lake is the headwaters of the North Fork of the Middle Fork of the Willamette River, and the only lake in the Oregon Scenic Waterways System.
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  • Island silhouette on Waldo Lake 1650m (5,414ft), with sunset over Klovdahl Bay.  Viewed from Shadow Bay on the east shore.  Waldo Lake is the headwaters of the North Fork of the Middle Fork of the Willamette River, and the only lake in the Oregon Scenic Waterways System.
    Waldo-Lake-Island-Silhouette-Horizon...jpg
  • A late-summer sunrise burns off fog at Waldo Lake 1650m, one of the purest water bodies in the Oregon Cascades.
    Waldo-Lake-Sunrise-Fog-Window.jpg
  • Rounded river pebbles are used in swales and stormwater planters to protect filter media from erosive flow velocities.
    Rain-Garden-Detail-Pebbles.jpg
  • Scenic view of the Willamette River, bank full from spring snowmelt.  Looking south from George Rogers Park in Lake Oswego.  The concrete structure in the river was a log hoist built in 1905 by Crown Willamette Paper Company and operated until the 1920s.  More recently, the private owner abandoned an attempt to improve it as a residence and today it lies abandoned.
    Willamette-River-Log-Hoist-Lake-Oswe...jpg
  • The 1867 blast furnace chimney is now the centerpiece of Lake Oswego's George Rogers Park along the Willamette River. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.  A seven-year restoration of the iron smelter stack was completed in 2011.
    Oregon-Iron-Company-Smelter-1866.jpg
  • The 1867 blast furnace chimney is now the centerpiece of Lake Oswego's George Rogers Park along the Willamette River. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.  A seven-year restoration of the iron smelter stack was completed in 2011.
    Lake-Oswego-Iron-Smelter-1866.jpg
  • Tanner Springs Park in the Pearl District of downtown Portland, Oregon is a modern-day experiment in sustainable design and stormwater management.  The water feature, designed by Herbert Dreiseitl is an effort to re-create the pre-industrial wetlands and riparian ecology of the original Tanner Creek that flowed to the nearby Willamette River in the early 1800s.  One sustainability feature of the park is the collection, treatment and recirculation of all rainwater that falls within the park.  Additional sustainability features include the re-use of basalt cobbles, or Belgian Blocks, for walkways and the re-use of rusty railroad rails for the undulating wall.
    Tanner-Springs-Park-Rail-Detail.jpg
  • Tanner Springs Park in the Pearl District of downtown Portland, Oregon is a modern-day experiment in sustainable design and stormwater management.  The water feature, designed by Herbert Dreiseitl is an effort to re-create the pre-industrial wetlands and riparian ecology of the original Tanner Creek that flowed to the nearby Willamette River in the early 1800s.  One sustainability feature of the park is the collection, treatment and recirculation of all rainwater that falls within the park.  Additional sustainability features include the re-use of basalt cobbles, or Belgian Blocks, for walkways and the re-use of rusty railroad rails for the undulating wall.
    Tanner-Springs-Park-99-Rails.jpg
  • Tanner Springs Park in the Pearl District of downtown Portland, Oregon is a modern-day experiment in sustainable design and stormwater management.  The water feature, designed by Herbert Dreiseitl is an effort to re-create the pre-industrial wetlands and riparian ecology of the original Tanner Creek that flowed to the nearby Willamette River in the early 1800s.  One sustainability feature of the park is the collection, treatment and recirculation of all rainwater that falls within the park.  Additional sustainability features include the re-use of basalt cobbles, or Belgian Blocks, for walkways and the re-use of rusty railroad rails for the undulating wall.
    Basalt-Cobble-Rainwater-Channel.jpg
  • Tanner Springs Park in the Pearl District of downtown Portland, Oregon is a modern-day experiment in sustainable design and stormwater management.  The water feature, designed by Herbert Dreiseitl is an effort to re-create the pre-industrial wetlands and riparian ecology of the original Tanner Creek that flowed to the nearby Willamette River in the early 1800s.  One sustainability feature of the park is the collection, treatment and recirculation of all rainwater that falls within the park.  Additional sustainability features include the re-use of basalt cobbles, or Belgian Blocks, for walkways and the re-use of rusty railroad rails for the undulating wall.
    Rainwater-Recirculation-Pond.jpg
  • Vegetated Filter Strip treats rain water runoff from parking lot before it reaches a swale which in turn discharges the stormwater into a nearby stream.   Vegetated filter strips are now a widely accepted best management practice (BMP) for low impact development.  They work on the principle of contact time and therefore require low runoff velocities.  This is achieved by maintaining low-angled slopes and avoiding flow-concentrating features such as curbs.
    Vegetated-Filter-Strip.jpg
  • Lake effect fog is backlit by a clear autumn sunrise on Waldo Lake 1650m with Three Sisters volcanoes beyond (far left); Oregon Cascades.
    Sunrise-Fog-Waldo-Lake-Panorama.jpg
  • Cottonwood tree and winter fog on the Willamette River, from the Ruth Bascom Riverbank Path in towntown Eugene, Oregon, USA.
    Willamette-River-Cottonwood-Fog.jpg
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