Build a Rain Garden and Contribute to Cleaner Water!
Rain Gardens on the Channel 11 News
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Rain Garden Completed June 8th, 2009
A rain garden was just built near central Anchorage with the help of friends. To see more construction photos of this basic residential rain garden click HERE!
Number of Rain Gardens Completed this year: 4
This site provides information about:
- How to build a rain garden
- How to get reimbursed for building a rain garden within the Municipality of Anchorage
- How rain gardens help protect Anchorage's watersheds and contribute to cleaner water. See About Rain Gardens
*If you are a property owner interested in building a commercial sized rain garden (300sqft +), garden with a contributing area larger than your typical residential roof, please contact us for alternate funding and design information.
GUIDANCE: View and Print Rain Garden Information
General Information Brochure - What is a rain garden?
Grant Application - Get Money Back!
How to get reimbursed: Step By Step
The short How-To Brochure: Build a Rain Garden in 6 Easy Steps
The detailed How-To Manual: How-To Manual for Home Owners
Low Impact Development Design Guidance Manual for guidance on commercial-sized rain gardens (See pages 9-20)
Acknowledgements
The Anchorage Rain Garden Program is funded in part by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program and the Municipality of Anchorage Watershed Management Services. Thank you for making this program possible.
The Anchorage Rain Garden Program would like to recognise a School Business Partnership with Steller Secondary School established in May of 2009. Thank you for all your hard work building your rain garden this spring and thanks to all those who donated supplies to the project!