The green roof on the OnCenter will be getting greener in the coming months! When the roof was completed last September, a “wind blanket” made from coconut fiber was placed over the sedum plantings. This protective covering shields the plants from the elements while the roots were being established over the course of the winter. It is fully biodegradable. Throughout the spring and summer, the sun’s rays will breakdown this layer to reveal a very GREEN roof underneath which will capture a million gallons of stormwater each year! [Read more...]
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Save the Rain Expands to the Suburbs
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Trolley Lot Project Featured on 9 WSYR
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Save the Rain in St. Patrick’s Day Parade
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690 Downspout Disconnection Program
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County Executive named top official
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Syracuse Crunch break new “ice”
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OnCenter gets 60,000 sq ft green roof
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Skiddy Park gets “green” basketball courts
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‘STR’ completes first “green” street
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It’s all in the color
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City gives County the ‘green” light
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New changes to the County’s Green Improvement Fund
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New Urban Forestry Program
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War Memorial Arena Receives State Grant
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EPA tabs Onondaga County’s Save the Rain Program as national model
“Save the Rain program in Syracuse also will reach the suburbs”
Onondaga County has launched a new edition of its award-winning Save the Rain program. This time, it’s saving suburban rain. [Read more...]
Onondaga County Executive Announces First Projects to Receive Funding Through $3 Million Expansion of Save the Rain
Onondaga County’s award winning Save the Rain Program is expanding to suburban communities. Today, Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney announced the selection of fourteen projects to receive financial assistance from the county’s new Suburban Green Infrastructure Program (SGIP). [Read more...]
