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The Alliance is excited to partner with Prince George’s County Department of the Environment and the Chesapeake Bay Trust to bring low-cost green infrastructure practices to the Tantallon community. The Alliance will provide free site assessments along with low-cost green infrastructure practices to reduce flooding and improve climate resiliency.
This program provides residents of Tantallon the opportunity to build climate resiliency within their community. Participants will address localized nuisance flooding and stormwater issues by installing green infrastructure practices on their property and throughout the community. Together we will improve Fort Washington one yard at a time!
Do you live in the Fort Washington eligibility boundary and want to get involved?
Please complete this form below to participate in the Tantallon Potomac Protectors Program in Fort Washington, MD.
Questions? Contact tantallon@allianceforthebay.org.
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Rain gardens are bowl-shaped gardens designed to capture and slowly infiltrate stormwater runoff. They are designed to receive water from natural rainfall, downspouts, rain barrel overflows, and/or sheet flow from surrounding areas. Rain gardens are designed to hold water for up to 36 hours and are filled with a special permeable soil mix and native perennial plants that increase water infiltration into the underlying soil.
BayScapes, or conservation landscapes, are gardens filled with deep-rooted native plants. They are used to replace turf or exposed soil on gradual slopes and help collect sheetflow. BayScapes help stabilize slopes, reduce erosion, absorb stormwater runoff, and provide pollinator habitats.
Cisterns (essentially a larger version of a rain barrel) are sealed tanks used to collect and temporarily store rainwater that flows from the rooftop. Collected water can be reused for non-potable purposes such as watering your flower garden, trees, or lawn (Photo credit: Prince George’s County DoE).
Stormwater runoff can be reduced by simply redirecting a downspout to discharge onto green space rather than being piped onto impervious surfaces that lead directly to a storm drain system.
Water cannot infiltrate through impervious surfaces like roads, patios, and walkways. By removing impervious surfaces and replacing them with green space, stormwater runoff is slowed and groundwater is recharged.
The canopy of a tree or group of trees is the area of leaves and branches that create shade under the tree(s). Like umbrellas, trees reduce the amount of sunlight and rain reaching the ground. Trees in urban environments are particularly important for intercepting rainfall before it becomes stormwater runoff. Tree leaves, branches, stems, and roots catch falling rain, filter out pollutants, and absorb stormwater.
For more information about these green infrastructure practices, please visit the Alliance’s Stormwater Management page.
