Bluegrass Rain Garden Alliance to Host FREE Workshop
[Lexington, Ky.] – Bluegrass Rain Garden Alliance (RGA) will host a Rain Garden Workshop on Saturday March 6 at Georgetown Fire Station #3, 101 Airport Rd. The event runs from 1- 3 p.m. and is FREE and open to the public. Interested participants must register for the workshop at www.bgPRIDE.org.
The workshop will promote best management practices for stormwater and is designed to educate homeowners about the benefits of installing a rain garden and improving water quality. Participants will learn how to determine the right location, how to build and maintain a rain garden, and what types of plants are most successful and environmentally beneficial. Additionally, the participants will have the opportunity to take a guided tour of the fire station and view the nine rain gardens on site.
“The Bluegrass Rain Garden Alliance is excited to host a workshop in Georgetown,” said Kara Benge, rain garden project coordinator. “We are proud to educate Kentucky homeowners on the numerous benefits of rain gardens and to demonstrate that they’re a tool that virtually anyone can use to manage their property’s runoff.”
A rain garden is a garden with a shallow depression which is strategically located on a property to capture stormwater runoff from impervious surfaces, such as rooftops, patios and driveways, before it enters the storm water system. The soil and plant roots use natural processes to improve water quality by filtering pollutants, the overall amount of stormwater runoff is reduced, and the groundwater supply is recharged.
The Bluegrass Rain Garden Alliance is a joint initiative by Bluegrass Partnership for a Green Community, Tracy Farmer Institute for Sustainability and the Environment, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, CDP Engineers, and Bluegrass PRIDE. The group has set a goal of building 2,010 rain gardens in Central Kentucky by 2010. For more information, visit www.BluegrassRainGardenAlliance.org.
