Published 11 months ago

Johnson County is recruiting gardeners to help prevent flooding in Kansas City

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Kansas City sits at the intersection of many rivers. Stormwater can absorb dangerous chemicals from construction sites, fertilizers and animal waste. Residents can mitigate flooding with a rain garden, or using rain barrels and native trees. Johnson County works to minimize flooding by strategically managing drainage in flood-prone areas.

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Johnson County is recruiting gardeners to help prevent flooding in Kansas City

Kansas City sits at the intersection of many rivers — the Missouri River separating downtown from the Northland, the Kansas River in Wyandotte and Johnson counties, and Turkey Creek, the Blue River, Mill Creek and Brush Creek forming a spider web across the bistate area. And this is no accident, said Heather Schmidt, the stormwater program manager in Johnson County. “Whenever anybody develops or settles anywhere, they want to be by the stream,”…

11 months ago·K C M O, United States

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