The Pokagon Band has built a well rounded development that highlights examples of low impact development techniques everywhere you look.
- They have established walking paths throughout the development to increase foot traffic.
- They have narrowed road widths and utilized grassed swales to capture stormwater runoff.
- Rain gardens are incorporated into each home's landscaping to utilize nature's beauty with native plants.
- Large open spaces perform two important functions of cleaning stormwater along with providing communal spaces for the neighborhood to gather.
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