Here are some top articles and videos on stormwater management and the benefits of mature trees in preventing flooding by various government and university resources. Within these articles are further links of research on the benefits of trees for stormwater management. It’s undeniable by extensive scientific research, the benefits of trees for stormwater management. There are dozens of links in these articles to research on the topic. Only an uneducated person would deny trees are an effective deterrent to flooding. It’s an undeniable truth. It’s is also undeniable fact that larger trees absorb more water. By limiting tree heights, the surfside HOA is denying residents flood protection. Cities and counties across the state of Washington have passed common sense tree ordinances over the last ten years to grow tree canopy and preserve trees to protect home owners from catastrophic flooding and economic losses. Why is it that residents are denied this in pacific county?

1. Soak Up the Rain: Trees Help Reduce Runoff – This article from the US EPA discusses how trees help manage runoff by reducing erosion, providing surface area for rainwater to land and evaporate, and promoting soil infiltration¹.
2. How Do Trees Reduce Stormwater and Flooding? – Penn State Extension explores the role of trees in reducing runoff, flooding, and water pollution through their structure and function in urban ecosystems².
3. The Role of Trees in Stormwater Management – Vibrant Cities Lab outlines opportunities and barriers to using trees in stormwater management, addressing arboricultural, institutional, and organizational challenges³.
4. Urban Trees and Stormwater Management: Quantifying Impacts, Maximizing Benefits – This resource from the USDA Forest Service provides insights into the quantifiable impacts and benefits of urban trees in stormwater management⁴.
5. Stormwater Management Benefits of Trees – Urban Forestry South summarizes recent work describing and quantifying the stormwater management benefits of trees, especially in urban and suburban settings⁵.

These articles provide a comprehensive overview of how trees contribute to effective stormwater management.

(1) Soak Up the Rain: Trees Help Reduce Runoff | US EPA.

https://www.epa.gov/soakuptherain/soak-rain-trees-help-reduce-runoff.

(2) How Do Trees Reduce Stormwater and Flooding? – Penn State Extension.

https://extension.psu.edu/how-do-trees-reduce-stormwater-and-flooding

(3) The Role of Trees in Stormwater Management – Vibrant Cities Lab.

https://vibrantcitieslab.com/resources/the-role-of-trees-in-stormwater-management/

(4) Urban Trees and Stormwater Management: Quantifying Impacts, Maximizing

https://research.fs.usda.gov/products/multimedia/webinars/urban-trees-and-stormwater-management-quantifying-impacts-maximizing

(5) Stormwater Management Benefits of Trees – Urban Forestry South.

https://urbanforestrysouth.org/resources/library/ttresources/stormwater-management-benefits-of-trees