FRIENDS OF BOLTON LAKES INSTALLED A RAIN GARDEN AT INDIAN NOTCH PARK, LOWER BOLTON LAKE
On Saturday, October 19, 2013, the Friends of Bolton Lakes, (FBL), installed a Rain Garden at Indian Notch Park on Lower Bolton Lake in Bolton, CT.
Michael Dietz, Project Director for the CT Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials (NEMO), led a group of approximately 23 lake association members, town and state representatives in a hands-on workshop to understand the purpose of and build the garden.
A rain garden is a depression (about 6 inches deep) that collects storm water runoff from a roof, driveway or yard and allows it to infiltrate into the ground. Rain gardens are typically planted with native shrubs and perennials. A rain garden will reduce the amount of pollutants that leave the yard or grounds and enter nearby lakes, streams and ponds, and also reduce the need for costly municipal storm water treatment Structures.
FBL members applied for and received a Green Power Grant from Pratt & Whitney to fund the garden. David Cowles, currently a student at UConn, developed the plan for the rain garden last spring for his senior project at Bolton High School. His design, in addition to being functional, includes a variety of colorful plants that will bloom throughout the growing season.
FBL members worked with the Town of Bolton on this joint endeavor. The rain garden is a public display exemplifying how residents, town, state and private industry representatives can work together to develop attractive and environmentally sound solutions for a healthy watershed.
On Saturday, October 19, 2013, the Friends of Bolton Lakes, (FBL), installed a Rain Garden at Indian Notch Park on Lower Bolton Lake in Bolton, CT.
Michael Dietz, Project Director for the CT Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials (NEMO), led a group of approximately 23 lake association members, town and state representatives in a hands-on workshop to understand the purpose of and build the garden.
A rain garden is a depression (about 6 inches deep) that collects storm water runoff from a roof, driveway or yard and allows it to infiltrate into the ground. Rain gardens are typically planted with native shrubs and perennials. A rain garden will reduce the amount of pollutants that leave the yard or grounds and enter nearby lakes, streams and ponds, and also reduce the need for costly municipal storm water treatment Structures.
FBL members applied for and received a Green Power Grant from Pratt & Whitney to fund the garden. David Cowles, currently a student at UConn, developed the plan for the rain garden last spring for his senior project at Bolton High School. His design, in addition to being functional, includes a variety of colorful plants that will bloom throughout the growing season.
FBL members worked with the Town of Bolton on this joint endeavor. The rain garden is a public display exemplifying how residents, town, state and private industry representatives can work together to develop attractive and environmentally sound solutions for a healthy watershed.