MONROE COUNTY RAIN GARDEN INTIATIVE

MONROE COUNTY RAiN GARDEN INiTiATiVE

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WHAT iS THE
RAiN GARDEN INiTiATiVE?

The Rain Garden Initiative is a progressive effort on behalf of the citizens of Monroe County to take proactive steps to improve water quality through unique and effective solutions.

Rain Gardens are one of the most cost effective and community beneficial options to improve water quality. Rain Gardens can serve a dual purpose by improving water quality and aesthetic views at the same time. Making for both a more sustainable and livable community.

This site brought to you by:
SWEET
The StormWater & Environmental Education Team is focused on
STORM WATER QUALITY EDUCATION.

Team Members:
Monroe County Government
City of Bloomington
Town of Ellettsville
Indiana University
Ivy Tech

WHAT iS A RAiN GARDEN?

A rain garden is a planted depression that is designed to take all, or as much as possible, of the excess rainwater run-off from a house or other building and its associated landscape.

The plants—a selection of wetland edge vegetation, such as sedges, rushes, ferns, shrubs and trees—absorb the excess water, and through the process of transpiration return water vapor into the atmosphere. A more wide-ranging definition covers all the possible elements that can be used to capture, channel, divert, and make the most of the natural rain and snow that falls on a property.