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GUIDE: Creating Urban Greenspace by Depaving

Posted on November 24, 2024November 24, 2024 By bluecrabcrew

Pavement prevents water from reaching the soil under it; instead, it causes the water to run across it, collecting pollutants and biological contaminants along the way that make their way into waterways, plants, animals — and ourselves.  But there is a solution, and a Portland-based nonprofit called Depave has put together a guide that explains it.  Here are its key points.

How to free the soil by depaving
https://www.shareable.net/how-to-free-the-soil-by-depaving/

 


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