Rain Gardens, Bayscaping, and Urban Forests: Supporting Nature to Heal the Planet

Clean water is essential for human, animal, plant, and microorganisms life, for commerce and industry, and for recreation.Wonders of converting stormwater pollution into 'new' water creation is a miracle in the midst of destructive 21st Century climate change.  Rainwater becomes stormwater when it falls on impervious surfaces such as rooftops, driveways, roads, sidewalks and even lawns, where it is unable to soak into the ground. As stormwater moves from our yards, parking spaces, walkways, vegetable and ornamental gardens, or grass lawns to our streams, ponds, rivers, and lakes.  Such uncontrolled water runoff picks up all manner of pollutants such as oil and grease, plastic bags, harmful nutrients from fertilizers, poisonous insecticides and pesticides, bacteria from pet waste and other animal excrement, and various pathogens such as viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and helminths. Pathogens are infectious microorganisms, germs, or biological agents that cause infectious diseases or illnesses in the human host. Once in flowing water, the fast-moving surges of water associated with increasingly violent storm events cause erosion and destroy habitat for fish and other wildlife. This program and its four Shows are to engage, educate, and train you, the viewer and listener of our Podcast, on how to reduce stormwater pollution, damage, and negative impacts on land, water, and air resources.  This all-natural form of stormwater capture, processing, sequester, and usage not only processes excessive amounts of water but also captures atmospheric carbon and further enhances environmental quality in local communities.  The "Vision" and "Goal" of our EmeraldPlanet International Foundation© and The EmeraldPlanet TV© are to lead the effort to create at least one billion [1,000,000,000] Rain & Bayscaping Gardens across the planet so when satellites are featuring images of earth from inner and outer space the planet looks 'green' as well as 'blue' showing balance of nature for all living creatures.