Pockets of Resilience: Small-Scale, Citizen Driven LID Performance in the Urban Landscape

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Year
Recipient
Adele Pierre
Amount
$3,000

Adele Pierre (OALA) has collaborated with Green Venture, a Hamilton-based environmental not for-profit organization, to create small-scale Low Impact Development (LID) sites in the urban  core. This project aims to evaluate the effectiveness of these installations, monitoring LID  practices on a site which incorporates rain gardens, rain barrels, permeable pavement and  extensive native plantings. Volunteers will assess water infiltration and vegetation health, gaining  an understanding of how these systems contribute to sustainable development and resilience  against climate change. The findings will serve as valuable resources for environmentally  conscious urban planning and community engagement initiatives in Hamilton and beyond.