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Millers Creek Rainwater Project
Do rain gardens, rain barrels and native plants really help urban streams? Millers Creek Rainwater Project community rain garden at the intersection of Prairie and Briarcliff streets in Ann Arbor. Join...
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Backyard Conservation Workshop Series
Thinking ahead to a warmer time of year? What are your plans for river-friendly gardening and yard care? Here’s a chance to learn everything you need to know about using basic conservation principles...
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Learn Rain Gardening from the Experts!
Take a Master Rain Gardener Class and become a Blue Thumb! The Washtenaw County Rain Garden program has been building and planting rain gardens for 6 years, and in that time, has learned a thing or two...
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Native Plant Gardening in the Summertime
Here it is! Your opportunity to learn about using native plants in your landscape at the height of the season. Utilizing native plants in your yard can add a great deal of beauty as well as help the...
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Dreiseitl Sculpture Ceremony–Tues Oct 4, 7pm
A Dreiseitl Rainwater Sculpture The Ann Arbor Public Art Commission is hosting a grand opening ceremony of a sculpture by world-renowned artist, Herbert Dreiseitl. Dreiseitl is know for his rainwater...
View ArticleTrees and Shrubs in the Home Landscape Workshop
Thinking about doing some native landscaping in your yard? In addition to prairie wildflowers and grasses, trees and shrubs are important components of any landscape. They provide shade, beauty, and...
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Become a Master Rain Gardener!
The Washtenaw County Rain Garden program has been building and planting rain gardens for 7 years, and in that time, they have learned a thing or two about what makes them successful. They are offering...
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Rain Gardens Go High Tech
With a new app for your smart phone. The UConn Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR) has developed a Rain Garden smart phone app that is now available for download from iTunes. Native New...
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Get Your Rain Garden Questions Answered
At the Home, Garden & Lifestyle Show, March 15-17 Saturday, March 16, 11am-5pm, Ask the Expert! Susan Bryan, Rain Garden Coordinator for the Washtenaw County Water Resources Commissioner’s Office...
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News to Us
Friend of HRWC, Congressman John Dingell is now the longest standing member of Congress. In this edition of our river news round up, read about river heroes from young to old, take a look back at your...
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Master Rain Gardener Training Class Offered in March
New Year’s Resolution #1: Become a Master Rain Gardener Train as a Master Rain Gardener – add another skill to your portfolio – and become a resource for your neighborhood by keeping river water clean!...
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Native Plants and Rain Garden Information
Ask the Expert! Get Design and Installation Advice! Saturday, March 15, 10am-2pm Sunday, March 16, Noon-4pm Visit our booth at the Washtenaw Home, Garden & Lifestyle Show. We have two fantastic...
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Fresh wisdom available for your waterfront home!
Searching for ways to care for your waterfront? Many of us put a lot of work into our homes and gardens. This summer, HRWC offers some water-friendly tips specifically for river and lake shoreline...
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News to Us
This edition of News to Us shares articles on rainfall — how to use rain gardens to manage it, how it carries nutrients to our waterways causing issues with algae and microcystin blooms and when...
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Learn to Plant a Rain Garden
You can help keep our water resources clean, right from your own backyard! Catie Wytychak, Susan Bryan, Mary Sheaffer-Manthey and Frank Commisky planting a new rain garden at Thurston Elementary Sign...
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Thinking About A Rain Garden This Summer?
“Ask the Experts” at the Home, Garden & Lifestyle Show, March 20-22 This rain garden captures and infiltrates rooftop runoff from a nearby home. Rain gardens are beautiful landscaping features that...
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Green Infrastructure for Bees
Photo: Misko A recent HRWC Green Infrastructure Workshop has spurred a Northfield Township resident to promote native landscapes to help our struggling bee populations. Cecilia Infante has begun a...
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News to Us
Volunteers collecting water quality data in Swift Run Read articles on issues with water infrastructure in our watershed and Michigan-wide. Earlier this month the US Federal Court of Appeals made a...
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Become a Master Rain Gardener!
You can help keep the Huron clean from your own backyard! Catie Wytychak, Susan Bryan, Mary Sheaffer-Manthey and Frank Commisky planting a new rain garden at Thurston Elementary Don’t miss this great...
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Working for the Huron at Home
In addition to being the director at HRWC, I own a home. As a homeowner we’ve been trying to reduce our carbon footprint and save water and energy. My work in the environmental field makes me familiar...
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