Reflection

Rain Garden Reflection

     Yesterday's field trip at Greenway we learned a lot about different types of plants they grow. We learned how there are some trees that connect with each other when they are grown right next to each other. This allows you to have different types of fruits or food in one tree which is called inosculation. They also have many different types of bugs to even the amount of plants they grow.  The main thing we learned was the Rain Garden. The Rain Garden is a small garden which is designed to gather up the moisture and the concentrations of nutrients that are found in rain or storm waters. This reduces rain runoff by allowing rain to soak into the grounds. Rain gardens improve water quality and they ensure that rain water is available for plants.

      The reason why Urban environments are important to our planet is because it helps us get around easier. Right outside our houses we can see many shops and restaurants. We don't need a car to get around in the city because places/stores are basically right in front of us. But some drawbacks are that most cities are very polluted. Cities can get crowded and make it hard for traffic and to move around. Urban sprawl gives a bad impact to the environment. Having lots of constructions and many highways it causes more cars to use gasoline and you travel back and forth through those highways. But the development of smart growth helps to limit the use of cars and fuels and helps to sustain a better place.