Since rainwater management seems to be a topic today on the list, I thought I would send my notice about the upcoming Rain Garden Tour that is part of Fulton's Landscaping for Rainwater Management Project. Fulton has worked with 8 homeowners in the first phase of its education, consulting and matching grant project to encourage landscaping for rainwater management principles. This includes rain gardens, rain barrels, gutter downspout redirection, and infiltration systems designed to lessen the level of water that flows from individual property down our streets, alleys and sidewalks. The ultimate goal is to decrease the level of rainwater carrying pollutants that flows into our lakes and streams. This innovative project was funded through NRP and a grant from the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District.
The self-guided tour will be from July 31 to August 3. Interested public can show up at any of the six tour sites listed below during daylight hours and pick up a guide book. Each home will have a billboard on the property describing the improvements that were made. Check out www.fultonneighborhood.org for more information about the project and the tour. Tour Sites include: 5240 Beard Ave S 4852 Chowen Ave S 5008 Chowen Ave S 5016 Chowen Ave S 5241 Chowen Ave S 4915 Ewing Ave S The tour should provide good examples of the range of improvements homeowners can make on their own property to promote better rainwater management. With all the hard surface in our urban environment, we need to provide a place for the rain to go. The more we do this on individual property, the less negative impact rainfall will have on our public spaces - roads, parks, lakes, and streams. Michelle Martin Armatage resident Fulton Neighborhood Coordinator TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
