Performance-Based Plant Selection: Developing a National Bioretention Plant Selection Tool

Registration Eligibility

ASLA online learning opportunities are open to all. ASLA members may purchase this presentation at a reduced rate. This is a 2024 conference session.

Start Date

10/21/2024

End Date

10/20/2026

Description

Plants struggle to survive in bioretention, yet plant functionality is critical to bioretention’s success as a cost-effective alternative to gray infrastructure. Constant replacement is a financial burden and limiting factor for effective treatment. This discussion will focus on what we know regarding plant attributes to reach improved success across ecoregions.

Distance Learning

Yes

Course Equivalency

Subjects

Horticulture / Plants

Health, Safety and Welfare

Yes

Hours

1.25

Learning Outcomes

Gain knowledge of the functions that plants perform in bioretention and how shifting to performance-based plant selection can advance the implementation of bioretention and create cost-efficient installations.; Learn about the creation of a bioretention plant selection tool, which seeks to align plant characteristics and traits with the specific functions that plants must perform in BMPs .; Learn how improved plant selection tools can address equity in bioretention implementation, and how communities benefit.; Contribute to an open discussion of how landscape architects can shape, inform, and advance the field of bioretention and green infrastructure design by best understanding plant functionality.

Instructors

Jeremy Person; Jim Cooper; Ann English

Course Codes

Provider

American Society of Landscape Architects

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