SAMPLE Herrity Fountain Retrofit

SAMPLE Herrity Fountain Retrofit

Project Description
The Clear Creeks Bay-Wise Project at Miramar Landing was an innovative education and behavior change campaign in a diverse townhome community in Middle River, MD. Working closely with community members and the homeowner’s association, the project team promoted the installation of watershed restoration practices using a combination of persuasive approaches supported by social science, including:
  1. Intrinsic rewards — satisfaction of helping the environment and beautifying the community
  2. Extrinsic rewards — cost-share discounts for stormwater BMPs
  3. “How-to” skills — free hands-on workshops
  4. Social norms and stories — promoting the project in social and traditional media
  5. Social diffusion — situating the campaign in a community setting
Together with 399 volunteers, the project team planted 137 trees, installed 10 native conservation landscapes, 4 residential rain gardens, 4 microbioretention practices, 8 residential rain barrels, and 4 residential mini-Bayscapes. The team also created a “Jr. Green Thumbs Club” to train young residents in Bay-Wise landscaping and encourage them to participate in project workshops and events.

Best BMP Retrofit

This category recognizes the best stormwater projects constructed in the last five years to improve runoff quality from areas that were developed in the past without effective stormwater treatment. The retrofit can involve either modifications to an existing stormwater BMP or construction of new BMP.

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