Date: Presented at StormCon 2024 in Reno, Nevada on August 28, 2024
Speaker: Ted Shriro
Credits: 0.75 PDH / Approved for all Envirocert International, Inc. (ECI) Certifications: Approval #PDH-0042
In 2021, a multidisciplinary team of stormwater professionals was awarded a grant through the Green Infrastructure Leadership Exchange to complete a first phase towards building a Bioretention Plant Selection Tool (BPST) framework. Biohabitats, a values-based consulting firm with a focus on ecological restoration and sustainable design, was hired to survey stormwater professionals, conduct a literature review of plant functions as they pertain to bioretention performance, and develop an outline of how stormwater practitioners could evolve plant selection to optimize the values that plants provide. This presentation will introduce research concerning the functions plants provide in bioretention and how shifting to performance-based plant selection can advance the implementation of bioretention, optimize stormwater treatment goals, and create cost-efficient installations. The presenter will discuss the creation of a BPST, which is envisioned as a freely available, democratic tool that will help bridge the gap in technical expertise between regulatory agencies and the design community with smaller municipalities or community groups.
Session duration: 45 minutes
About the Presenter
Ted Shriro is a Water Resources Analyst in the Environmental Services Division for the City of Springfield, Oregon. Ted is a licensed architect and landscape architect with over 20 years’ experience in the fields of landscape architecture, architecture, botany and restoration ecology. Ted holds a BA in fine art from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Masters of Landscape Architecture and a Masters of Architecture from the University of Oregon.
Course Includes
- 1 Lesson
- Course Certificate
