Drainage

Blog Posts

Rain gardens offer standing-water solutions

October 16, 2020

A homeowner who is interested in eco-friendly gardening may want to consider incorporating a rain garden into their landscape. A rain garden is a...

News Releases

Purple coneflower, grass, and permeable pavement pavers.

March 29, 2023

Illinois Groundwork provides community resources and guidance for creating community green infrastructure
URBANA, Ill. – During large rainstorms, many Illinois residents brace themselves for flooding in their basements, streets, and neighborhoods. Illinois Groundwork, illinoisgroundwork.org, is a new free, online tool for communities and stormwater...

July 29, 2022

Be the first to use new drainage tools at August workshop
URBANA, Ill. – Managing land resources is a competing balance of environmental, economic, social, and life-sustaining issues in an ever-changing and ever-growing world. Land improvement practices play a key role in sustainable land management. University of Illinois Extension and...

May 23, 2022

Slow stormwater, prevent floods with rain friendly landscaping
URBANA, Ill. – Life does not exist without water. Gardens don’t grow without water. But what happens when there is too much of a good thing? Or when that good thing is mismanaged and becomes a misfortune. Or when there are prolonged periods of drought?“The tale of stormwater is more...

August 26, 2020

Protect streambanks with erosion-control practices
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Videos

Farm Management: Stand Pipe

Learn the purpose of the stand pipes you see in the middle of fields. The systems can sometimes go several miles. In central Illinois, many of these systems are aging.

Connect with Kevin Brooks, Illinois Extension Farm Business Management and Marketing Educator at ...