We help people
care for their land.
care for their land.
This program helps me and other students learn about the environment and teaches us to be future leaders to help us and others.
–Michael, 13
Rain Gardens
Rain garden at Astor School
Why build a rain garden?
When a landscape is covered in natural vegetation, most rainfall soaks into the ground. As we start adding roofs, driveways, sidewalks, and streets to the landscape, much of the rainfall can’t soak into the ground anymore. This can create a lot of problems for people and for our streams.
Rain gardens hold stormwater runoff and allow it to soak into the ground naturally. This helps reduce the amount of pollution that gets into our streams. It also maintains the natural hydrology so streams don’t go dry during dry spells.
Rain gardens are:
- Are an easy way for all of us to do our part to protect our streams and rivers.
- Are planted with beautiful, hardy, low-maintenance perennial plants.
- Provide food and shelter for birds, butterflies and beneficial insects.
Interested in learning more about rain gardens?
Check out one of our free workshops. We also have a 40-50 min presentation on the basics of planning, designing and constructing a rain garden. Contact us if your organization would be interested in a presentation.
