Celebrating our wilderness connections in the Chicago Region
Complimentary • SPRING 2011
“[The Tree speaks]: Come to me, here beside the River.
Plant yourself beside the River.
”
—Maya Angelou
Our Creeks & Streams
The Littlest Creatures
Paddling the Kishwaukee
River Otters
Rain Gardens
De Mary Smith
Documento de Adobe PDF
Pub. on Mayo 6 2011
Páginas: 20
Vistas: 2
Descargas: 1
Pleasant Hill Middle School gets
Rain Garden
When school begins in late
summer, students attending the
Pleasant Hill Middle School will
discover a new feature on their
campus to address water
quality—a rain garden.
Several
Middle School and Intermediate School students and teachers, volunteers from the
South Grand River Watershed...
Más
Pleasant Hill Middle School gets Rain Garden When school begins in late summer, students attending the Pleasant Hill Middle School will discover a new feature on their campus to address water quality—a rain garden. Several Middle School and Intermediate School students and teachers, volunteers from the South Grand River Watershed Alliance (SGRWA), Cass County Sustainability Committee (CCSC) and Lincoln University met at the Middle School early on Thursday, May 27 to arrange plants, mulch and plant the rain garden. Thanks to volunteers Miranda Yearington, Jeff Yearington, Sharon Sommer, Donna Clark Fuller, Nicole Nulsen, Lauren Hawkins, Danielle Bowen, Crystal Parson, Alexander T. Holt, Anthony Holt, Cindy McManis, Allysha Holt, Madalynn Rogers Stephen Van Rhein, Bob Sherrick, and Doris Sherrick who gave their time and efforts to install this rain garden. Thanks also to Assistant Superintendent John Griffith for his help in facilitating the rain garden project and the Public Works D
Menos
De Mary Smith
Documento de Adobe PDF
Pub. on Mayo 6 2011
Páginas: 2
Vistas: 2
Descargas: 0
SHORT-SEASON, HIGH-ALTITUDE GARDENING BULLETIN 862
Landscaping with
native plants
INTRODUCTION
There are many reasons to consider a native plant landscape in Idaho’s shortseason, high-altitude regions, including water savings, decreased maintenance, healthy and adapted plants, and a desire to create a local theme
around your home....
Más
SHORT-SEASON, HIGH-ALTITUDE GARDENING BULLETIN 862 Landscaping with native plants INTRODUCTION There are many reasons to consider a native plant landscape in Idaho’s shortseason, high-altitude regions, including water savings, decreased maintenance, healthy and adapted plants, and a desire to create a local theme around your home. Most plants sold for landscaping are native to the eastern United States and the moist climates of Europe. They require acid soils, constant moisture, and humid air to survive and remain attractive. Most also require a longer growing season than we have available in the harshest climates of Idaho. Choosing to landscape with these unadapted plants means accepting the work and problems of constantly recreating a suitable artificial environment. Native plants will help create a landscape that is more “comfortable” in the climates and soils that surround us, and will reduce the resources necessary to maintain the landscape. The single major factor that infl
Menos
De Mary Smith
Documento de Adobe PDF
Pub. on Mayo 6 2011
Páginas: 24
Vistas: 4
Descargas: 2
VanDerveerElementarySchool
RainGardenDesign
TheVanDerveerSchoolisapublicelementaryschoolthatservesK
through5thGradestudentsfromtheBoroughofSomerville,Somerset
County.
VanDerveeristhefirstschooltosignupfortheRiverFriendly
BusinessCertificationProgramadministeredbytheNewJerseyWater
SupplyAuthority....
Más
VanDerveerElementarySchool RainGardenDesign TheVanDerveerSchoolisapublicelementaryschoolthatservesK through5thGradestudentsfromtheBoroughofSomerville,Somerset County. VanDerveeristhefirstschooltosignupfortheRiverFriendly BusinessCertificationProgramadministeredbytheNewJerseyWater SupplyAuthority. ByparticipatingintheRiver-FriendlyBusinessprogram, theschoolreceivesguidanceandtechnicalassistancetohelpthemprotectandimprovewaterresources. Theprogramalsoprovidesanopportunitytoeducatefaculty,staff,studentsaswellasthebroadercommunity aboutactionsthatcanbetakentoprotectwaterresourcesinthewatershedwheretheylive,workandplay. Theseraingardensareaveryvisible andcentralelementofVanDerveer’scommitmenttoachieve River-Friendlycertification. Vegetable Garden Rain Garden#2 InletInlet DownspoutDownspout RainBarrel Downspout Rain Garden#1 RAINGARDEN#1 PLANTINGPLAN SITEPLAN RAINGARDEN#2 PLANTINGPLAN ExistingSiteConditions RainGarden#2RainGarden#2RainGarden#1RainGarden#1 School Building ConcreteWalk Asphal
Menos
De Mary Smith
Documento de Adobe PDF
Pub. on Mayo 6 2011
Páginas: 1
Vistas: 1
Descargas: 0
1
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,...
Más
1 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
Menos
De Mary Smith
Documento de Adobe PDF
Pub. on Mayo 6 2011
Páginas: 4
Vistas: 0
Descargas: 0
1
Use—don’t lose—the water that falls on your paved areas and roof.
Here are two plot plans, one for sun and one for shade, from
“Catch the Rain” in the 2009 All-Seasons Garden Guide.
To purchase
this issue, go to http://Shop.
Almanac.
com
A rain garden is a shallow, bowl-shape area that captures
runoff water during a heavy...
Más
1 Use—don’t lose—the water that falls on your paved areas and roof. Here are two plot plans, one for sun and one for shade, from “Catch the Rain” in the 2009 All-Seasons Garden Guide. To purchase this issue, go to http://Shop. Almanac. com A rain garden is a shallow, bowl-shape area that captures runoff water during a heavy rain and allows it to soak into the ground gradually. Both of these plans are designed for a 12x24-foot space but are adaptable to smaller areas. b y R o b i n S w e e t s e r 2 1 3 4 –SongSparrowPerennials–GaryA. Monroe@USDA-NRCSPLANTSDatabase –JenniferAnderson@USDA-NRCSPLANTSDatabase A Rain Garden for Sun Plants set into a rain garden that gets full sun must be able to endure both occasional flooding and dry spells. (See the plant diagram on page 2. ) (text continues on page 3) RAIN GARDENS In the center, plant . . . Summersweet (Clethra alnifolia ‘Ruby Spice’), a woody shrub that bears fragrant, pink, bottlebrush flowers in the summer. 5 to 6 feet tall;
Menos
De Mary Smith
Documento de Adobe PDF
Pub. on Mayo 6 2011
Páginas: 6
Vistas: 3
Descargas: 1
Creating a Rain GardenCreating a Rain Garden
from Start to Finishfrom Start to Finish
Sarah T.
Hilderbrand ‐ Environmental Concern
Salena Garber ‐ Northbay LLCSalena Garber Northbay LLC
EnvironmentalEnvironmental
Concern Inc.
De Mary Smith
Documento de Adobe PDF
Pub. on Mayo 6 2011
Páginas: 51
Vistas: 0
Descargas: 0
Pete Wilson
Governor
State of California
Graywater
Guide
Using Graywater in Your Home Landscape
January 1995
David N.
Kennedy
Director
Department of Water Resources
Douglas P.
Wheeler
Secretary for Resources
The Resources Agency
De Mary Smith
Documento de Adobe PDF
Pub. on Mayo 6 2011
Páginas: 45
Vistas: 2
Descargas: 0
Rain
Gardens
Sustainable Solutions for Storm Water Runoff
De Mary Smith
Documento de Adobe PDF
Pub. on Mayo 6 2011
Páginas: 29
Vistas: 3
Descargas: 0
Maintenance Challenges
and Success Stories
Infiltration BMPs in the Ground and
Working
De Mary Smith
Documento de Adobe PDF
Pub. on Mayo 6 2011
Páginas: 35
Vistas: 1
Descargas: 0
Facebook
Digg
del.icio.us
Furl
rededit
StumbleUpon