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Content provided by Blue Thumb (www.bluethumb.org) and the Rice Creek Watershed District (http://ricecreek.org/bmp/rg)
What's a raingarden?
Raingardens are simply gardens with depressions that are designed to catch rainwater runoff in your yard, growing plants that tolerate getting partially flooded on occasion. They provide beautiful landscaping and wildlife habitat. And, by soaking up rain where it falls, they slow stormwater runoff, help prevent erosion, and remove pollutants in the process.
The Problem — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has named stormwater runoff as our nation’s biggest water quality threat. Stormwater runoff whisks pollutants from our streets to our lakes and streams via storm drains.
The Solution — Planting for Clean Water is part of the solution to water pollution because it mimics nature and natural hydrology. In natural landscapes, rain tends to soak into the ground gradually. However, nowadays, much of the land is covered by impervious surfaces - such as streets, parking lots and roofs - where the water cannot soak into the ground. Blue Thumb plantings help infiltrate water back into the ground and stop the stormwater runoff.
Resources:
BlueThumb
Rice Creek Watershed District - Rain Gardens
Minnehaha Creek Watershed District
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