New Rain Garden Incentive!Live in Gresham? Find out if you are eligible for the $200 rain garden incentive.  What is a Rain Garden?A rain garden is a sunken garden bed designed to soak up rainfall runoff from hard surfaces like roofs and driveways. 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:
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. |
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