RAINGARDEN DESIGNS:

Let’s talk Muck & Mosquitos

Pros – Cons – Maintenance

• ·         steps to manage water on your property or in your neighborhood
• ·         clean water before it re-enters the natural system
• ·         provide a home for pollinators
• ·         enjoy some snacks

Rain gardens are a type of green infrastructure, a way to manage water by mimicking its natural cycle. While rain gardens seem relatively simple, their installation can be challenging. Though just a shallow basin that captures stormwater runoff, flow direction, excavation and layering of substrates, mulch, and soil -not to mention plantings- require the adaptation of any one of several recipes.

PRESENTER

Dr. S. Moeller

Community Liaison & Sustainability Consultant

OSU Extension

Master Gardener

Urban Master Farmer

Green Teacher

ODNR

Ohio Naturalist

Wildlife Rehabilitator, Class I

Franklin Soil & Water Conservation District

Raingarden Specialist

Ohio Farm to School Program

Council Member

Franklin County Local Food Council

Food Champion Award 2021

MORPC

Greenways Committee

Central Ohio Watershed Council

Natural Resource Assistance Council