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Rain Garden Service Learning Project +
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Source: DTE Freshwater Institute – Western
Michigan University
General Information:
Grade Level(s): 7-12
Department(s): Science/environmental studies
Background Information:
A simple concept for managing...
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Rain Garden Service Learning Project +
Vignette
Source: DTE Freshwater Institute – Western
Michigan University
General Information:
Grade Level(s): 7-12
Department(s): Science/environmental studies
Background Information:
A simple concept for managing what happens to rainwater in urban and suburban landscapes,
called a rain garden, is gaining in popularity across the country.
Rain gardens pose an incredible
opportunity to educate people about the issue of storm water while allowing people to take
effective action to decrease their contribution to the problem.
A rain garden is a garden which takes advantage of rainfall and stormwater runoff in its design
and plant selection.
Usually, it is a small garden which is designed to withstand the extremes of
moisture and concentrations of nutrients, particularly Nitrogen and Phosphorus, which are found
in stormwater runoff.
Rain gardens are sited ideally close to the source of the runoff and serve to
slow the stormwater as it travels down
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