The Review Magazine Spring 2025

Northern Field Report

pollution, and add green space to the community. Huron Pines and students at Au Gres-Sims School worked together to design and install a rain garden at Riverside Park in 2020. They’ve since planted two bioswales to capture road runoff along East Michigan Avenue, along with rain gardens in other locations. The city further built their partnership with Huron Pines in 2022 when it became the first city to take the Lake Huron Forever Pledge, a commitment to manage stormwater runoff, invasive species, and chemical hazards. For more information on Michigan Sea Grant’s Sustainable Harbors program, visit: sustainablesmallharbors.org Learn more about Michigan Sea Grant at michiganseagrant.org Donald Carpenter, PhD, PE, LEED AP is vice president of Drummond Carpenter, an engineering and research firm. He served as the primary researcher for the Sustainable Small Harbors program. You may contact Donald at 248-763-4099 or dcarpenter@drummondcarpenter.com. Geneva Langeland is Michigan Sea Grant’s communications editor. You may contact Geneva at genlang@umich.edu.

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