Hunting for Treasure: Where to find State Level Green Infrastructure Funding

by Sami Stroud | May 29, 2026 | Access to Water/ Wastewater Funding Sources, Green Infrastructure, Stormwater

Figure 1: Green infrastructure at Central New Mexico Community College. Image Credit: Shannon Pepper, 2025 If you have ever tried searching for green infrastructure (GI) funding, you probably quickly discovered that it has many different names and titles. The benefits...

Bioswales for Stormwater and Nutrient Reduction

by Sami Stroud | May 26, 2026 | Green Infrastructure, Stormwater

This blog is tailored for state and local officials, municipal planners, stormwater practitioners, and community leaders who are evaluating or implementing green infrastructure. Understanding the design and functions of bioswales will empower stakeholders to make...

Insights from the Experts: How to Strengthen Your Green Stormwater Infrastructure Workforce  

by Sami Stroud | Apr 7, 2026 | Green Infrastructure, Stormwater, Workforce Development

Above 1. Image courtesy of Philadelphia Water Department Gray infrastructure is not the only tool at hand to manage a community’s stormwater, and with increasing severe weather events in the wake of climate change, utilizing all assets at hand is critical to...

Green Infrastructure Resources for the Southwest US

by Shannon Pepper | Aug 28, 2025 | Green Infrastructure

Streetside stormwater harvesting in Tucson, Arizona. Photo credit: Southwest EFC Green Infrastructure in one of the driest regions in North America? That’s right, in the Southwestern region of the United States – roughly Arizona and New Mexico; and parts of Nevada,...

Building True Partnerships: How San Diego’s Chollas Creek Community is Reshaping Water Infrastructure 

by Shannon Pepper | Aug 26, 2025 | Community Engagement, Green Infrastructure

View the original recording of the webinar, Empowering Community Voices for Blue Green Infrastructure in the Chollas Creek Watershed, recorded May 22, 2025, on the Environmental Finance Center Network’s YouTube channel. When the thousand-year storm hit San Diego’s...

Building the Ark: How One Milwaukee Neighborhood Transformed Stormwater Challenges into Community Action

by Shannon Pepper | Aug 14, 2025 | Community Engagement, Green Infrastructure, Stormwater

View the original recording of the webinar, recorded July 22, 2025, on the Environmental Finance Center Network’s YouTube channel. When basement flooding became a recurring nightmare for residents in Milwaukee’s Grasslyn Manor neighborhood, they could have...