A2WO-Establishing A Rain Garden - Clean up the Huron River, One Garden at a Time
Online/Virtual
Planting a Rain Garden is a fun way for people to make a difference in the quality of the water in our rivers and streams, starting in our own back yards.? You don't need any special equipment - just some space, a spade, compost and a few plants.? Wild Ones have donated many native plants to local efforts - learn how they are an important partner in water quality of the Huron River.? Join us for a rain garden workshop.? We'll talk about the benefits of Rain Gardens and how to build and plant one.? Bring your questions.? Take the information home and start your own!
Bio:
Susan Bryan is the Rain Garden Coordinator for the Washtenaw County Water Resources Commissioner's Office, working with plants and people to protect the water quality in the Huron River.? She has designed many residential gardens, rain gardens, and bio-infiltration areas. She is a past president of Wild? Ones, has a master's degree in landscape architecture from the University of Michigan, and is an Advanced Master Gardener in Washtenaw County.