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Professor Tim Fletcher
Waterway Ecosystem Research Group, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne
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Sciences & Technology
Protecting our thirsty urban trees from more harsh summers
Urban forests are great for keeping our cities cool, but as temperatures go up they need water to survive - and that’s where redirecting storm water to street trees comes in
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Environment
Saving stormwater with a veggie raingarden
Using stormwater runoff to create a veggie raingarden at home can also help reduce the pollution threat to our local waterways and, ultimately, the ocean