GSI Resource Library
Featured Resources
Rain Garden Resources
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Rain Garden Handbook for Western Washington
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Manual de Jardín de Lluvia
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Rain Garden Care Guide
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RainWise Rain Garden Planting Plans
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RainWise Rain Garden Maintenance Guides (English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Traditional Chinese, or Cambodian)
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Building a Rain Garden in the Pacific Northwest Youtube Video
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Rain Garden Care in Spanish
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Assessing & Monitoring Rain Gardens
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OSU Field Guide for Maintaining Rain Gardens, Swales and Stormwater Planters
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Grattix - Rain Garden in a Box
Plant Lists & General Garden Guides
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Great Plant Picks
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King County Native Plant Guide
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The Garden Hotline
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King County Noxious Weed List
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WA State Noxious Weed List
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Sound Native Plants Species Selection Guide
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Native Pollinator Habitat Restoration Guide
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Audubon Bird-Friendly Native Plants
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Bioretention Soil Mix
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ChipDrop: Free Wood Chip Mulch Deliveries
Trees & Green Infrastructure
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National Tree Benefit Calculator
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i-Tree Tool: Calculate the Impact of Trees
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“Trees Tame Stormwater” Interactive Poster
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Urban Tree Canopy Assessment
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EPA Guide: Green Infrastructure in Parks
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Resource Guide for Planning, Designing and Implementing Green Infrastructure in Parks
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Report: A Business Case for Natural Infrastructure
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Benefits of a Tree Infographic
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Coastal Blue Carbon Infographic
Resources for Schools & Students
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King County Stormwater Runoff Education Resource Guide (Elementary)
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King County Stormwater Runoff Education Resource Guide (Secondary)
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Ward's Science Kits
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Puget Sound Starts Here Classroom Tools (Elementary & Secondary Grades)
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National Wildlife Federation Green STEM Guidebook
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Sustainability Ambassadors
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TNC Nature Lab
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IslandWood Community Waters Science Unit
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Saving Water Partnership
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Nature Vision School Programs
Local Codes & Resources
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City of Seattle Stormwater Code
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City of Seattle Green Factor Code
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City of Seattle Voluntary Curbside Rain Gardens
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City of Seattle Voluntary Curbside Bioretention
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RainWise Side Sewer Assistance Program
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The Building Innovations Database
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Washington State Conservation Districts
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Washington Stormwater Center Permit Assistance
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King County Green Building Handbook
Planning & Decision Making Tools
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Is Green Infrastructure a Universal Good?
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Green Stormwater Infrastructure Assistance Programs Guidebook
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Risk-Screening Environmental Indicators (RSEI) Model
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Puget Sound Watershed Characterization Project
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Green Values Stormwater Management Calculator
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EPA Storm Smart Schools
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National Wildlife Federation Environmental Justice Mapping Tool
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TNC Stormwater Heat Map