Rain Garden and Rain Barrel Websites and Resources
(just a few of the many articles, brochures and websites out there. If you see a really good site, send the link to WREN website. Thanks!)
Power Points | Websites | Pubs
Power Points
Rain Garden Powerpoint, from the
Bucks County Conservation District
Rain Garden Powerpoint from the
Snyder County Conservation District
Philadelphia Water Dept Rain Garden Powerpoint
Powerpoint on rain barrels from York County CD
http://www.yorkccd.org/xmisc/
Newrainbarrel.pdf
Publications
Rain Garden Manual for New Jersey
Part 1, Part 2
Rain Barrels A Homeowner's Guide from Southwest Florida Water Management District
Rain Gardens - A How-to Manual for Homeowners From U. of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension
Rain Gardens - A Design Manual for Homeowners - from U. of Connecticut Cooperative Extension
Rainscaping with Rain Gardens
http://www.chesapeakeecologycenter.org/
images/CECGardenBooklet_websm.pdf
Pennsylvania Rain Garden Guide
Rain Barrels as a Stepping Stone - presentation at EPA's 2009 Nonpoint Source and Stormwater Outreach Conference
Websites
Lansing Michigan Rain Gardens site
The City of Lansing Michigan's rain gardens on Michigan Avenue and Washington Square were chosen among the 12 projects to be part of an EPA case study. Signage & photos.
12,000 Rain Gardens in Puget Sound campaign
Stewardship Partners and Washington State University are leading a new groundbreaking campaign to install 12,000 rain gardens in the Seattle/Puget Sound Region by 2016.
Rain Gardens for the Bays
Mid-Atlantic Campaign for Greening Neighborhoods and Protecting Streams and Bays
Paxton Creek Watershed BMP Tour
http://www.srbc.net/programs/paxton/PCWEA.asp
Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh’s rain garden page http://phipps.conservatory.org/project-green-heart/green-heart-resources/rain-garden.aspx
US EPA Region 3 Rain Barrels page
http://water.rutgers.edu/Rain_Gardens/RGWebsite/rginfo.html
Rutgers University, Rain Garden Information Center
(New Jersey Cooperative Extension)
Native Plant Society of New Jersey Rain Gardens page
http://www.npsnj.org/rain_garden_home.htm
Philadelphia Water Dept Rain Barrel website
Three Rivers Rain Gardens Alliance
an Alleghency County/ Southwestern PA partnership to
"improve our environment...one drop at a time.
Muncie, Indiana Rain Garden Registry http://www.raingardenregistry.com/
Rain Gardens make a difference; which plants?
http://punkrockgardens.com/2009/07/rain-gardens-make-a-difference-which-plants/
Templates for all occasions http://www.lowimpactdevelopment.org/
raingarden_design/templates.htm
http://www.chicago-botanic.org/calendar/rainbarrel.php
Chicago Botanic Garden's Art on a Rain Barrel Competition
http://www.bae.ncsu.edu/topic/raingarden/
North Carolina Cooperative Extension website
http://www.raingardens.org/
Rain Gardens of Western Michigan has garden plans, instructions, resources, and information
http://www.longwood.edu/CLEANVA/rainbarrels.htm
Clean Virginia Waterways rain barrel information page
http://www.rainscaping.org/
The RainScaping Campaign promotes a comprehensive approach to easy-to-use solutions to clean up our streams, creeks, rivers.
www.rainkc.com
Kansas City's 10,000 Rain Gardens campaign
www.artfulrainwaterdesign.net/
based on the premise that new stormwater management techniques can be used to create new site amenities.
http://www.lowimpactdevelopment.org/raingarden_design/whatisaraingarden.htm
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/runoff/rg/links.htm
Wisconsin Dept of Natural Resources
www.minnesotaraingardens.net
