EPA Watershed Academy Webcast: Using Rain Gardens to Reduce Runoff

Event Date:
December 3, 2008 - December 3, 2008
Description:

Many communities across the country are struggling to address water resource impacts from stormwater runoff due to increased development. Green or low impact development practices such as rain gardens can help manage runoff effectively as well as provide aesthetic benefits. Rain gardens at parks, libraries, schools and in residential areas and backyards can increase property values, add beauty and habitat, reduce a community’s carbon footprint, as well as provide water quality benefits. Join us for this exciting Webcast to learn more about these natural solutions to water pollution.

Jenny Biddle, with EPA's Nopoint Source Control Branch, Lynn Hinkle with Kansas City's 10,000 Rain Gardens Initiative, and Pamela Rowe with Montgomery County, Maryland’s Rainscapes Program will share their experiences in developing and marketing successful rain garden programs for municipalities, developers, and homeowners.

Webcast: 1 - 3 pm (ET)

Contact: 
Anne Weinberg
Phone: 202-566-1217
Focus: 
Natural Environment
Built Environment
Social/Economic Health
Scale: 
City/Town
Region: 
National
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