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Published March 30, 2010, 03:35 PM

Create a rain garden - here's how

Rain gardens are a beautiful way to help protect our streams by catching storm water from roofs and driveways. Attendees will learn about rain gardens and design: including identifying locations, determining appropriate size and selecting plants. All participants will take home a full-color rain garden manual.

Rain gardens are a beautiful way to help protect our streams by catching storm water from roofs and driveways. Attendees will learn about rain gardens and design: including identifying locations, determining appropriate size and selecting plants. All participants will take home a full-color rain garden manual.

The Blue Thumb program is an outreach program designed to make it easy for residents to do their part in protecting water quality.

  • Blue Thumb Rain Garden intro classes will be held from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 20, at River Falls Public Library; Tuesday, April 26, at Hudson's St. Croix County Government Center, and Thursday, May 6, at New Richmond Middle School.

  • The Blue Thumb Rain Garden Design Class is an extension of the intro class.

    Bring your "homework" and ideas to this class to receive help with designing your raingarden.

    Design classes are set for 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, May 4, at the St. Croix County Government Center's community room, and 6-8 p.m. Thursday, May 25, at New Richmond Middle School.

    Fee is $10 per class.

    To Register: Contact Aleisha Miller at aleisham@co.saint-croix.wi.us or call 684-2874, ext. 125.

    These classes are made possible through a Wisconsin Environmental Education

    Board Grant.

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