Getting Rain Gardens Built Without Lifting a Shovel
Channel: Washtenaw County Water Resources
Date: 2021-04-13

Ann Arbor Cleveland Rain Garden Collaboration

In this first ever Michigan+Ohio collaboration! this presentation was made to the Ohio Stormwater Conference 2021. It outlines the Master Rain Gardener program, which started in Ann Arbor Michigan, and then was adopted by Cleveland communities as well. This program gets rain gardens built by partnering with residents. More rain gardens were built in the last 2 years in Cleveland, than in the 15 years previously. This is a joint presentation with Ann Arbor and Cleveland staff, telling about the success of the program, and thoughts on regional collaboration.

Presented by:
Susan Bryan - Washtenaw County ​Water Resources Commissioner’s Office​, Michigan. washtenaw.org/raingardens
Elizabeth Hiser – Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District​, Ohio. cuyahogaswcd.org
Natalie Gertz-Young – Lake Soil & Water Conservation District​​, Ohio. facebook.com/lakeswcdohio
Laura Bonnell – Chagrin River Watershed Partners​, Ohio. crwp.org