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Gresham High rain garden cleaned up, mural in place | OregonLive.com

October 31, 2012November 2, 2012

Gresham High rain garden cleaned up, mural in place | OregonLive.com.

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 West Gresham Elementary Rain Garden
Demonstration Rain Gardens 

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At one year old, native plants are establishing well and the garden captures and infiltrates an estimated 196,000 gallons of runoff per year, reducing pollution in Johnson Creek and recharging local groundwater supplies.
At one year old, native plants are establishing well and the garden captures and infiltrates an estimated 196,000 gallons of runoff per year, reducing pollution in Johnson Creek and recharging local groundwater supplies.
Rain garden grant recipient
A $200 rain garden grant helped this homeowner install one of her own.
rain garden parade
Marching band tour of neighborhood rain gardens during block party.
residential rain garden
residential rain garden
rain garden volunteers
Rain garden installation day with homeowners, AmeriCorps volunteers and neighborhood volunteers.
Kellyn Baez teaches about aquatic macroinvertebrates - Tualatin River Farm watershed field trip program, photo John Driscoll
Kellyn Baez teaches about aquatic macroinvertebrates – Tualatin River Farm watershed field trip program, photo John Driscoll
Rain Garden Bike Tour, City of Gresham
Rain Garden Bike Tour, City of Gresham
Homeowner waters new rain garden
homeowner with rain garden
Finding snakes was a big hit - Tualatin River Farm watershed field trip program, photo John Driscoll
Finding snakes was a big hit – Tualatin River Farm watershed field trip program, photo John Driscoll
residential rain garden
residential rain garden
Curb cuts around existing storm drains were used to direct playground runoff to rain garden ponding areas first. Gardens overflow to existing storm drains when ponding areas are full.
Curb cuts around existing storm drains were used to direct playground runoff to rain garden ponding areas first. Gardens overflow to existing storm drains when ponding areas are full.
Drawing rain garden designs - Tualatin River Farm watershed field trip program, photo John Driscoll
Drawing rain garden designs – Tualatin River Farm watershed field trip program, photo John Driscoll
Spring 2009 - Garden is installed and receiving it's first rain.
Spring 2009 – Garden is installed and receiving it’s first rain.
Rain garden raffle winner
rain garden installation, hands-on workshop
Gresham HS rain garden
Gresham HS rain garden
Downspout disconnection
Downspout disconnection
Kellyn Baez teaches about rain gardens - Tualatin River Farm watershed field trip program, photo John Driscoll
Kellyn Baez teaches about rain gardens – Tualatin River Farm watershed field trip program, photo John Driscoll
Drawing rain garden designs - Tualatin River Farm watershed field trip program, photo John Driscoll
Drawing rain garden designs – Tualatin River Farm watershed field trip program, photo John Driscoll
planting a rain garden with students
Garden planted by City of Gresham Watershed Division staff, AmeriCorps and community volunteers, and 2nd grade students from the school. Katie Boyd taught a lesson about rain gardens in the classroom before students came out to do the planting.
Fall 2009 - garden planted and waiting for it's first rain.
Fall 2009 – garden planted and waiting for it’s first rain.
Tualatin River Farm watershed field trip program, photo John Driscoll
Tualatin River Farm watershed field trip program, photo John Driscoll
Jamie leads site planning exercise during rain garden workshop.
Jamie leads site planning exercise during rain garden workshop.
Weed and feed free lawn sign
Homeowners who pledged to avoid weed and feed put up free lawn signs to encourage their neighbors to do the same.
Downspout disconnection at safe properties reduces stormwater runoff
Downspout disconnection at safe properties reduces stormwater runoff
Parents, teachers and students helped plant the rain garden with native plants tolerant of both drought and standing water. Jamie coordinated a school Rain Garden Team to help design the garden and maintain it in perpetuity. Students learned about storm water runoff and impacts on Johnson Creek.
Parents, teachers and students helped plant the rain garden with native plants tolerant of both drought and standing water. Jamie coordinated a school Rain Garden Team to help design the garden and maintain it in perpetuity. Students learned about storm water runoff and impacts on Johnson Creek.
West Gresham Elem students help plant rain garden
West Gresham Elem students help plant rain garden
Garden design by Kate Hibschman.
Garden design by Kate Hibschman.
Downspout disconnection
Downspout disconnection
Jamie led City of Gresham Operations staff to excavate the garden to provide for a safe overflow during very heavy rains and enough ponding area to handle average Oregon storms.
Jamie led City of Gresham Operations staff to excavate the garden to provide for a safe overflow during very heavy rains and enough ponding area to handle average Oregon storms.
Mt. Hood Community College students help with invasive weed maintenance.
Mt. Hood Community College students help with invasive weed maintenance.
residential rain garden
residential rain garden
Service Learning
Service learning volunteer event with Mt. Hood Community College natural resource students at Kelly Creek
Covenant Presbyterian Church rain garden
Covenant Presbyterian Church rain garden
Botany class plants garden.
Botany class plants garden.
Neighborhood information fair
Clean Water neighborhood block party
volunteers
SEED program from Mt. Hood Comm. Coll. helping remove invasive weeds
Jamie Stamberger
Jamie disconnecting a downspout
Fall 2011. School maintenance staff will water the new garden in dry months for the first one or two years until plants are established.
Fall 2011. School maintenance staff will water the new garden in dry months for the first one or two years until plants are established.
Tualatin River Farm watershed field trip program, photo John Driscoll
Tualatin River Farm watershed field trip program, photo John Driscoll
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