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South Doyle Middle Students Educate the Public about LID Practices
This spring, Dave Gorman’s seventh grade science classes learned about low impact development (LID) practices as a part of the Adopt-A-Watershed Program. LIDs are alternatives to conventional development practices. Each of his five classes became experts on one of the following LID practices:
Green Roofs: Vegetated roof tops that provide both aesthetic and environmental benefits such as reducing and filtering stormwater runoff
Rain Barrels: Containers that are used to collect and store stormwater from roof tops for later use such as irrigation
Grassy Swales: Grass lined channels that slow stormwater runoff and promote infiltration, trap sediment and help treat pollutants
Rain Gardens: Visually appealing gardens that are located in depressions catch and hold runoff to promote infiltration
Pervious Paving: An alternative to standard asphalt or concrete that allows stormwater to infiltrate, thereby reducing runoff and promoting groundwater recharge
The students enthusiastically put together projects that included models, posters, brochures, and PowerPoints to educate the public about their LID. On Monday, May 7, 2007 the students presented their projects at the City County Building to educate the public on their LID practices. Two students from each class introduced their LIDs to fellow classmates, parents and city officials in brief presentations. After the introductions, the students answered questions as people walked around to look at the models and posters on display. While some students answered questions. others took tours of the City County Building where representatives from the Fire Prevention, City Stormwater Engineering, and South Waterfront Development departments spoke with the students. A rain barrel that had been donated by Fort Loudoun Lake Association (FLLA) and had been assembled by the students under the guidance of FLLA was raffled off at the end of the day.
In the afternoon the students participated in activities run by community partners at Volunteer Landing. Ed Scott from the Tennessee Valley Authority ran an ecology lesson, Parci Gibson and Jake Hudson from the FFLA helped the students build booms and AmeriCorps WQT members helped the students do water chemistry and an artistic reflection activity. The field trip was deemed a success by all! The students learned an amazing amount about LIDs and did a fantastic job in conveying their new-found knowledge to the community. A very special thanks goes out to the City of Knoxville’s Stormwater Engineering Department for helping to make this happen by providing funds for project materials.
To view field trip photographs and student presentations, brochures and flyers, click on the following:
Field Trip Photos
PowerPoint Presentations
Rain Barrel Presentation
Rain Garden Presentation
Grassy Swale Presentation
Semi-Pervious Surface Presentation
Green Roof Presentation
Flyers and Brochures
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Flyers and Brochures Rain Barrel Flyer Rain Barrel Flyer Flyers and Brochures
Flyers and Brochures Rain Barrel Flyer
Rain Garden Brochure
Grassy Swale Flyer
Green Roof Brochure Green Roof Brochure
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Green Roof Brochure
By: Melissa Ouellette, CAC AmeriCorps Water Quality Team member Return
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