At first glance, it may look like just another garden, but dig a little deeper and a rain garden is doing some pretty special things. Specially designed to absorb and filter storm water run-off, rain gardens help keep our lakes and waterways healthy, while also reducing flooding risks.
A full day rain garden workshop hosted by Coalition for a Liveable Sudbury provided information and training to four local landscape contractors March 31: Planet Earth Organic Landscaping, Yallowega Belanger Architects, Jetty's Contracting, and Northern Lights Windows and Doors.
A number of community groups also attended, with many plans for future rain gardens. Alexander Public School, the Master Gardeners, the Northern Water Sports Centre, the Ramsey Lake Stewardship Committee and the Ward 1, Ward 8 and Minnow Lake Community Action Networks were in attendance, along with many interested individuals.
Jeff Thompson, of Thompson Environmental led the workshop. Jeff has been providing environmental and water services to public and private sector clients for over 30 years. He is an Accredited Rain Harvest Professional and experienced workshop facilitator.
Coalition for a Liveable Sudbury would like to thank Jeff Thompson for leading the workshop, and the Greater Sudbury Watershed Alliance, and the Sudbury Horticultural Society for sponsoring the event. An RBC Blue Water grant also assisted with event costs.
About Coalition for a Liveable Sudbury – we are a grassroots network of citizen groups and individuals who share a vision of Sudbury as a green, healthy and engaged community. Our work includes research, education, advocacy, and action. We also act as a network connecting like-minded community groups and individual citizens to share information and work together. Members include over 500 individual citizens, as well as a wide range of local community groups. For more information, please contact us at clsudbury@live.com, call (705) 691-5538 or visit www.liveablesudbury.org.
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