Low Impact Development Links
- Low Impact Development (LID) Center
- NC State University Biological & Agricultural Engineering Department - Stormwater Group
- NC Watershed Education Network
- Watershed Education for Communities and Officials (WECO)
- Haywood Community College, Natural Resources Management - Technology Program
- The North Carolina Coastal Training Program
- Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Program
The Low Impact Development Center (LID), Inc. is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to research, development, and training for water resource and natural resource protection issues. The Center focuses on furthering the advancement of Low Impact Development technology. They are located in Beltsville, MD.
The BAE Stormwater Engineering Group is a team consisting of tenure and non-tenure track faculty, graduate students, part-time associates, and off-campus Extension Faculty. Research areas include the function and impacts of stormwater management such as bioretention areas, green roofs, stormwater wetlands, permeable pavements, water harvesting systems, and other innovative treatment practices.
The Watershed Education Network (WEN) is a collaboration of North Carolina Cooperative Extension agents and specialists who work on educational programs to address local water-resource needs.
WECO develops local capacity for sustainable watershed management and facilitating watershed partnerships in North Carolina. WECO joins watershed stakeholders to accomplish collaborative solutions to water resource issues. WECO is a NC Cooperative Extension program housed in the NCSU Dept. of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
Click here for information on workshops showcasing the 2009 NC Low Impact Development Guidebook
The Low Impact Development curriculum at Haywood Community College is designed to prepare students interested in sustainable development and natural resource management with the technical skills to serve as specialists in the analysis of land and in the preparation of LID recommendations.
Contact: Tamara Graham at tagraham@haywood.edu