Many visitors to Warner Park—home of the Chattanooga Zoo—often mistake the vegetation in the parking lot for neglected overgrowth, with some even using the area as a space to litter.
The green space, however, serves a purpose. It is a bioretention garden that uses native plants to manage stormwater, improve water quality and support plant diversity.
Dr. DeAnna Beasley, a UC Foundation associate professor in the Department of Biology, Geology and Environmental Science at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, is doing work to educate the public about the importance of this space…