Carver County Infiltration Monitoring

Report completed by students enrolled in ESPM 3111/5111 Hydrology and Water Quality Field Methods, taught by Professor Joe Magner in Spring 2021.This project was completed as part of a partnership between Carver County and the University of Minnesota’s Resilient Communities Project (http://www.rcp.umn.edu). The goal of this project was to provide field methods data that County staff can use to inform conversations with developers to encourage more resilient types of vegetation. Carver County project lead Tim Sundby collaborated with students in Professor Joe Magner’s course, ESPM 3111/5111 Hydrology and Water Quality Field Methods, to measure infiltration rates between turf and native plant species. A final student report and presentation are available. A videorecording of the students' final presentation is also available at https://vimeo.com/545679367.This project was supported by the Resilient Communities Project (RCP), a program at the University of Minnesota whose mission is to connect communities in Minnesota with U of MN faculty and students to advance community resilience through collaborative, course-based projects. RCP is a program of the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA). More information at http://www.rcp.umn.edu