Anchorage Rain Garden Program: Final Report
Grant Agreement: Municipality of Anchorage & US Fish and Wildlife Service
Reporting Period: August 2007 – December 2011
Program Overview: The Anchorage Rain Garden Program improves environmental
stewardship in the...
More
Anchorage Rain Garden Program: Final Report
Grant Agreement: Municipality of Anchorage & US Fish and Wildlife Service
Reporting Period: August 2007 – December 2011
Program Overview: The Anchorage Rain Garden Program improves environmental
stewardship in the Municipality of Anchorage (MOA) through education and cost-sharing
incentives for rain gardens.
The program is run by the MOA and financially supported by
the U.
S.
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS).
Four years ago, the MOA partnered with FWS
to design and construct the first full-sized rain garden in the municipality.
Since then, the
Rain Garden Program has supported the construction of over 50 rain gardens in the
municipality on property ranging from schools to commercial, residential, and public
properties.
Rain gardens are a form of Low-Impact Development (LID), which refers to
stormwater management techniques that seek to mimic the natural water cycle in the
vicinity of our built environment.
By
collecting stormwater runoff
Less
