Rain Garden Stewardship Project
Grant awarded to help purify runoff water
In 2014 our school was awarded $15,000 to construct a rain garden to capture and process our stormwater runoff. The huge roof of the school building and the school bus parking area produce a great deal of water that used to run more directly into Lake Champlain. With the installation of our new rain garden, the water must first travel through two filtering garden areas. These locations have been planted with wetland plants, shrubs and trees by our 7th and 8th grade students.
7th and 8th grade team Renaissance helped write the grant request and worked hard to develop a plan for the rain garden spaces. Students chose the plants appropriate for the project and planted them all. They have also weeded and mulched the gardens since their installation. The whole project has been a huge academic and physical effort.
In 2014 our school was awarded $15,000 to construct a rain garden to capture and process our stormwater runoff. The huge roof of the school building and the school bus parking area produce a great deal of water that used to run more directly into Lake Champlain. With the installation of our new rain garden, the water must first travel through two filtering garden areas. These locations have been planted with wetland plants, shrubs and trees by our 7th and 8th grade students.
7th and 8th grade team Renaissance helped write the grant request and worked hard to develop a plan for the rain garden spaces. Students chose the plants appropriate for the project and planted them all. They have also weeded and mulched the gardens since their installation. The whole project has been a huge academic and physical effort.