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Rain Gardens
Over the past four years, the MRBA has created three rain gardens across The Missisquoi watershed. The first one planted in June of 2020 is located at the Jay/ Westfield Elementary School. The second garden, planted in November 2021 is located at Richford Elementary School. Finally, the third MRBA rain garden, planted in July of 2024 is located at Riverwalk Park in Montgomery. These rain gardens, created with native plants, are beneficial to the ecosystem as they improve water quality, conserve water, reduce erosion and flooding, and create habitat- among many other things. Be sure to visit our rain gardens and consider making one of your own!
JAY WESTFIELD RAIN GARDEN
est. 2020
This rain garden is an edible garden, meaning it contains native, consumable, and perennial herbs that germinate throughout the season. Plants that can be found in this rain garden include raspberry, calendula, rosemary, Shasta daisy, and apple mint. MRBA staff visits this location during the summers to weed and track progress of the plants.
RICHFORD RAIN GARDEN
est. 2021
The Richford rain garden is another edible garden created by the MRBA staff. Plants that can be found in this rain garden include lavender, garlic chives, oregano, mint, and blueberry. During the planting of this rain garden, willow stakes were woven into the foundation for structure and wool pellets placed for moisture retention and weed control.
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RIVERWALK PARK RAIN GARDEN
est. 2024
The newest rain garden created by MRBA staff and Leap interns is a pollinator rain garden. Pollinator rain gardens have native perennial flowers that germinate early, mid, and late season alongside native grasses. Some plants found here include beebalm, coneflower, verbena, sneezeweed, and goldenrod. We are looking forward to tracking the progress of this rain garden!
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RIVERWALK PARK RAIN GARDEN MAP
During the planning of the Riverwalk Park rain garden project , Leap summer intern Aine Remmers created an educational brochure and map of the garden. Check it out below!
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