October 16, 2017 | Rain Garden Clean Up and Activity

October 16, 2017 | Rain Garden Activity
6 River Watchers started building a rain garden at the EcoHouse at Hornsby Bend. A rain garden is a planted depression or a hole that allows rainwater runoff from impervious urban areas, like roofs, driveways, walkways, parking lots, and compacted lawn areas, the opportunity to be absorbed. This reduces rain runoff by allowing stormwater to soak into the ground, as opposed to flowing into storm drains and surface waters which causes erosion, water pollution, flooding, and diminished groundwater.