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RAIN GARDENS


Rain gardens are a popular green infrastructure practice, capturing runoff from roofs or small paved surfaces and allowing it to infiltrate into the ground.

Learn about a functional and attractive rain garden in Albany County:


This larger rain garden in Orange County is designed with an underdrain, making it a bioretention area:



Resources


Rain Garden Brochure (Putnam County SWCD)
Rain Garden Brochure (Rockland County SWCD)
Rain Garden Brochure (Dutchess County SWCD)
Rain Garden Brochure (Orange County SWCD)
Rain Garden Sign (Putnam County SWCD)

Examples


Photos of rain garden projects by Orange County SWCD:
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Newburgh Water Treatment Plant Rain Garden Project During Construction
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Newburgh Water Treatment Plant Rain Garden Project Finished
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