- Monitoring
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Videos & Photos
- The results of a 15-minute hard rain at Cook Dewitt Ravine (energy dissipation structure)
- Dr. Peter Wampler with a Geo111 Class at the Cook-Dewitt energy dissipation structure
- Cook-Dewitt Energy Dissipation Structure
- Video of the 9/23/06 Storm event at the Ravine Apartments
- Calder Arts Center Ravine during a hard rain
- Calder Arts Center Ravine during a hard rain from above
- Calder Arts Center Stormwater Discharge and Erosion
- Research and Learning Opportunities
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Reports and Data
- 2012 Storm Water Management Complex Final Report
- 2009 GVSU Storm Water Monitoring Report
- 2008 GVSU Wetland Hydrologic & Hydraulic Report
- 2007 GVSU Stormwater Management Plan
- 2008 Biological Monitoring Report (Snyder et al.)
- 2006 Student Summer Scholar Report (Womble)
- 2006-2009 Report on Permeable Asphalt Performance (2006-2009)
- Stormwater Timeline
- BMPs at GVSU
Green Roofs at GVSU
The uses of green roofs are a layer of plant material that absorbs rainwater to release back into the atmosphere or for the plants to use themselves. It can reduce rainwater runoff by up to 90% and reduce the pressure on storm drainage systems. Rainwater runoff can cause erosion in the ravines, destroying plant life and possibly moving the ravines closer to the grand valley campus.
https://extension.psu.edu/green-roofs-for-stormwater
GVSU has many examples of green roofs across campus. According to the map on the campus website there are a total of 6 examples on buildings. Many students walk by these areas having no idea the effects it has on the environment around them. Our goal is to educate students by spreading information about green roofs through these QR codes set up around campus. There is an attached map with other green infrastructure examples, see if you can find any more!