New Year’s Resolution #1: Become a Master Rain Gardener
Train as a Master Rain Gardener – add another skill to your portfolio – and become a resource for your neighborhood by keeping river water clean! Rain Gardens filter and cool storm water so that our streams and rivers run clean. It is a nonpoint solution for nonpoint source pollution. Anyone can plant one in their own back yard. The Washtenaw County Water Resources office has been building rain gardens for 8 years, and has built more than 140 rain gardens – we can pass along what we have learned to you. Visit the Master Rain Gardener Hall of Fame (photos).
Thursday mornings 9:30am-12:30, February 27 – March 27, 2014.
Attendees must attend all five classes, and plant a rain garden to receive their Master Rain Gardener certificate.
Location: 705 N. Zeeb, MSU Extension Classroom
Cost: $90 (Scholarships available)
Instructors: Harry Sheehan, Shannan Gibb-Randall, RLA, Susan Bryan, MLA
Questions? Bryans@ewashtenaw.org or 734-730-9025 www.ewashtenaw.org/raingardens
To register for the class, use the Rec & Ed registration page – click HERE.
Or, register in person/phone/mail by calling Linda Brzezinski 734-994-2300 x53203 or mailing your check and this form c/o her to: Rec & Ed, 1515 S. Seventh St, Ann Arbor MI 48103.
- You will need to write a short paragraph answering these questions: 1) Tell us a little about your gardening experience. 2) Are you a Master Gardener? (not required) 3) Why do you want to become a Master Rain Gardener?
- Residents of Miller Avenue (Newport to Maple), and W. Madison Street receive a discount. E-mail bryans@ewashtenaw.org for details.