{"id":4,"date":"2016-08-11T16:22:08","date_gmt":"2016-08-11T21:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agrilife.org\/gift\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2024-02-15T14:00:31","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T20:00:31","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/gift\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1138 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/gift\/files\/2021\/07\/GIFT_Main_Header_Banner_Test_v3-01.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2400\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/gift\/files\/2021\/07\/GIFT_Main_Header_Banner_Test_v3-01.png 2400w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/gift\/files\/2021\/07\/GIFT_Main_Header_Banner_Test_v3-01-300x62.png 300w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/gift\/files\/2021\/07\/GIFT_Main_Header_Banner_Test_v3-01-1024x213.png 1024w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/gift\/files\/2021\/07\/GIFT_Main_Header_Banner_Test_v3-01-768x160.png 768w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/gift\/files\/2021\/07\/GIFT_Main_Header_Banner_Test_v3-01-1536x319.png 1536w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/gift\/files\/2021\/07\/GIFT_Main_Header_Banner_Test_v3-01-2048x426.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #56565a; font-size: 23px;\"><span style=\"color: #638b18; font-size: 25px;\"><strong>GIFT<\/strong><\/span> is a multi-level approach to Green Infrastructure (GI). We work with communities to examine how green infrastructure practices from small to large can work where they live; on individual properties, in neighborhoods, or on large undeveloped land.\u00a0 These nature-based solutions are intended to work in conjunction with built drainage systems (gray infrastructure) to meet the needs of communities in Texas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #56565a; font-size: 23px;\">The GIFT Team provides resources and programming about nature-based solutions for stormwater management. Through outreach, coalition-building, education, and on the ground projects, GIFT works to inspire communities to implement green infrastructure projects at any scale. Green infrastructure uses innovative design practices that emphasize local strengths and context to reduce flood risk while providing a multitude of other benefits including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h6><em><strong><span style=\"color: #56565a; font-size: 21px;\">Reducing stormwater runoff<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><em><strong><span style=\"color: #56565a; font-size: 21px;\">Protecting and improving water quality<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><em><strong><span style=\"color: #56565a; font-size: 21px;\">Providing community green space<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><em><strong><span style=\"color: #56565a; font-size: 21px;\">Supporting local priorities and emerging needs<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/huVJUhWygVc\" width=\"1120\" height=\"628\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-center; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 22px;\"><span style=\"color: #638b18;\"><strong>Green Infrastructure<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #56565a;\"> can be called a number of different things, the GIFT team thinks about GI in terms of scale.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 22px;\"><span style=\"color: #638b18;\"><strong>Site-scale <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #56565a;\">practices are intended to collect and treat rainfall on a single piece of developed property.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 22px;\"><span style=\"color: #638b18;\"><strong>Mid-scale <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #56565a;\">practices collect and treat rain water runoff from a neighborhood or small community.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 22px;\"><span style=\"color: #638b18;\"><strong>Large-scale <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #56565a;\">practices are designed to capture, store, and clean rain water from hundreds of acres of land.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: none; border-color: #ffffff; background-color: #f8f8f8;\" border=\"0px\" cellspacing=\"12px\" cellpadding=\"12px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px; border-style: none; border-color: #ffffff; background-color: #f8f8f8;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.334%; height: 24px; border-style: none; border-color: #ffffff; background-color: #ffffff; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/gift\/site-scale-green-infrastructure\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-761 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/gift\/files\/2021\/06\/2_Mid-scale_Green_Infrastructure-e1623268716959.png\" alt=\"Mid-scale Green Infrastructure, Ghirardi Family Watersmart Park\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #500000;\">Site-scale<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.334%; height: 24px; border-style: none; border-color: #ffffff; background-color: #ffffff; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/gift\/mid-scale-green-infrastructure\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-760 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/gift\/files\/2021\/06\/1_Small_Scale_Green_Infrastructure-e1623268691411.png\" alt=\"Small Scale Green Infrastructure, MD Anderson Hospital\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #500000;\"><strong>Mid-scale<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.334%; height: 24px; border-style: none; border-color: #ffffff; background-color: #ffffff; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/gift\/large-scale-green-infrastructure\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-762 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/gift\/files\/2021\/06\/3_Large_Scale_Green_Infrastructure-e1623268741926.png\" alt=\"Large Scale Green Infrastructure, Sheldon Lake State Park\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #500000;\"><strong>Large-scale<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px; border-style: none; border-color: #ffffff; background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<td style=\"width: 456.328px; height: 32px; border-style: none; border-color: #ffffff; background-color: #ffffff; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 456.328px; height: 32px; border-style: none; border-color: #ffffff; background-color: #ffffff; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 456.344px; height: 32px; border-style: none; border-color: #ffffff; background-color: #ffffff; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px; border-style: none; border-color: #ffffff; background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.334%; height: 18px; border-style: none; border-color: #ffffff; background-color: #ffffff; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/gift\/partners\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-773 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/gift\/files\/2021\/06\/4_Green_Infrastructure_Events-e1623268761346.png\" alt=\"Green Infrastructure Workshops or Virtual Events\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #500000;\"><strong>Work With Us<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.334%; height: 18px; border-style: none; border-color: #ffffff; background-color: #ffffff; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/gift\/projects\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-774 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/gift\/files\/2021\/06\/5_Green_Infrastructure_Projects-e1623268854785.png\" alt=\"Green Infrastructure Projects, Houston Botanic Garden\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #500000;\"><strong>Projects<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.334%; height: 18px; border-style: none; border-color: #ffffff; background-color: #ffffff; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/gift\/gift-resources\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-775 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/gift\/files\/2021\/06\/6_Green_Infrastructure_Resources-e1623268868128.png\" alt=\"Green Infrastructure Resources, Fact Sheets\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #500000;\"><strong>Resources<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1076 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/gift\/files\/2021\/06\/GIFT_Homepage_Pano_Banner_1280x215-01.jpg\" alt=\"Green Infrastructure For Texas, Our Goals\" width=\"2400\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/gift\/files\/2021\/06\/GIFT_Homepage_Pano_Banner_1280x215-01.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/gift\/files\/2021\/06\/GIFT_Homepage_Pano_Banner_1280x215-01-300x51.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/gift\/files\/2021\/06\/GIFT_Homepage_Pano_Banner_1280x215-01-1024x172.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/gift\/files\/2021\/06\/GIFT_Homepage_Pano_Banner_1280x215-01-768x129.jpg 768w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/gift\/files\/2021\/06\/GIFT_Homepage_Pano_Banner_1280x215-01-1536x259.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/gift\/files\/2021\/06\/GIFT_Homepage_Pano_Banner_1280x215-01-2048x345.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/gift\/files\/2021\/06\/GIFT_Homepage_Pano_Banner_1280x215-01-1280x215.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #56565a;\">Interested in volunteering?<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #638b18;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #638b18;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/o\/green-infrastructure-for-texas-18604831521\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">S I G N\u00a0 \u00a0U P<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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