HADDON HEIGHTS DEMONSTRATION RAIN GARDEN
HADDON HEIGHTS DEMONSTRATION RAIN GARDEN COMMUNITY CENTER – 321 SEVENTH AVENUE AUGUST 2012
Jan Ewing – Perc Test
Jan Ewing – Perc Test
Jan Ewing – Perc Test
OCTOBER 1, 2012
John Rayser, Marshall Hatfield, Mike Haberland, Tom Gurenlian, Terre Boccuzzi, Jan Ewing, David McGee
Sustainable Haddon Heights
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HADDON HEIGHTS DEMONSTRATION RAIN GARDEN COMMUNITY CENTER – 321 SEVENTH AVENUE
OCTOBER 1, 2012
Janice Bergbauer
Terre Boccuzzi, Jan Ewing
Mike Haberland, John Rayser, _____
Mike Haberland, John Rayser
Sustainable Haddon Heights
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HADDON HEIGHTS DEMONSTRATION RAIN GARDEN COMMUNITY CENTER – 321 SEVENTH AVENUE OCTOBER 1, 2012
Sustainable Haddon Heights
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HADDON HEIGHTS DEMONSTRATION RAIN GARDEN COMMUNITY CENTER – 321 SEVENTH AVENUE OCTOBER 1, 2012
Audrey DiRenzo
Jan Ewing, Audrey DiRenzo
Sustainable Haddon Heights
Jan Ewing
Judy Barnes
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HADDON HEIGHTS DEMONSTRATION RAIN GARDEN COMMUNITY CENTER – 321 SEVENTH AVENUE
JUNE 2013
Sustainable Haddon Heights
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HADDON HEIGHTS DEMONSTRATION RAIN GARDEN COMMUNITY CENTER – 321 SEVENTH AVENUE
SEPTEMBER 2013
Sustainable Haddon Heights
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Demonstration RAIN GARDEN This rain garden will capture and treat close to 14,000 gallons of rainwater per year.
What Is the Function of a Rain Garden? A rain garden catches runoff and holds standing water for no more than 48 hours.
Runoff from driveways and roads carrying nonpoint source pollution.
Stormwater pipe discharging to stream or river.
A rain garden is a landscaped, shallow depression that is designed to intercept, treat, and infiltrate stormwater at its source by managing runoff from rooftops, driveways, lawns, roads, and parking lots. Rain gardens are generally designed to treat and control the “first flush” of 1.25 inches of rain over two hours. Rain gardens look like an attractive perennial garden, but they are much more. During a storm, a rain garden fills with water. The water then slowly filters into the ground, rather than running into storm sewers. By capturing stormwater, rain gardens reduce the amount of pollutants, such as road sediment/salt, fertilizers, pesticides, bacteria from pet waste, eroded soil, grass clippings, litter, etc., that enter our local waterways.
Microbes break down pollutants and nutrients washed in by the rain. Deep-rooted plants loosen the soil, creating a sponge zone. Water soaks in and groundwater aquifers are recharged.
Planted with flowering native plants and attractive trees and shrubs, rain gardens are a welcome addition to the landscape. Artwork courtesy of the City of Maplewood, MN.
This demonstration rain garden was made possible by a grant from New Jersey American Water with support from the Borough of Haddon Heights; greenjean gardens, LLC; Deborah Lynam, graphic artist; Rutgers Camden County Cooperative Extension Office; Sunshine Landscaping; Sustainable Haddon Heights; and community volunteers.
Jan Ewing – Perc Test
Jan Ewing – Perc Test
Jan Ewing – Perc Test
OCTOBER 1, 2012
John Rayser, Marshall Hatfield, Mike Haberland, Tom Gurenlian, Terre Boccuzzi, Jan Ewing, David McGee
Sustainable Haddon Heights
Page 1
HADDON HEIGHTS DEMONSTRATION RAIN GARDEN COMMUNITY CENTER – 321 SEVENTH AVENUE
OCTOBER 1, 2012
Janice Bergbauer
Terre Boccuzzi, Jan Ewing
Mike Haberland, John Rayser, _____
Mike Haberland, John Rayser
Sustainable Haddon Heights
Page 2
HADDON HEIGHTS DEMONSTRATION RAIN GARDEN COMMUNITY CENTER – 321 SEVENTH AVENUE OCTOBER 1, 2012
Sustainable Haddon Heights
Page 3
HADDON HEIGHTS DEMONSTRATION RAIN GARDEN COMMUNITY CENTER – 321 SEVENTH AVENUE OCTOBER 1, 2012
Audrey DiRenzo
Jan Ewing, Audrey DiRenzo
Sustainable Haddon Heights
Jan Ewing
Judy Barnes
Page 4
HADDON HEIGHTS DEMONSTRATION RAIN GARDEN COMMUNITY CENTER – 321 SEVENTH AVENUE
JUNE 2013
Sustainable Haddon Heights
Page 5
HADDON HEIGHTS DEMONSTRATION RAIN GARDEN COMMUNITY CENTER – 321 SEVENTH AVENUE
SEPTEMBER 2013
Sustainable Haddon Heights
Page 6
Demonstration RAIN GARDEN This rain garden will capture and treat close to 14,000 gallons of rainwater per year.
What Is the Function of a Rain Garden? A rain garden catches runoff and holds standing water for no more than 48 hours.
Runoff from driveways and roads carrying nonpoint source pollution.
Stormwater pipe discharging to stream or river.
A rain garden is a landscaped, shallow depression that is designed to intercept, treat, and infiltrate stormwater at its source by managing runoff from rooftops, driveways, lawns, roads, and parking lots. Rain gardens are generally designed to treat and control the “first flush” of 1.25 inches of rain over two hours. Rain gardens look like an attractive perennial garden, but they are much more. During a storm, a rain garden fills with water. The water then slowly filters into the ground, rather than running into storm sewers. By capturing stormwater, rain gardens reduce the amount of pollutants, such as road sediment/salt, fertilizers, pesticides, bacteria from pet waste, eroded soil, grass clippings, litter, etc., that enter our local waterways.
Microbes break down pollutants and nutrients washed in by the rain. Deep-rooted plants loosen the soil, creating a sponge zone. Water soaks in and groundwater aquifers are recharged.
Planted with flowering native plants and attractive trees and shrubs, rain gardens are a welcome addition to the landscape. Artwork courtesy of the City of Maplewood, MN.
This demonstration rain garden was made possible by a grant from New Jersey American Water with support from the Borough of Haddon Heights; greenjean gardens, LLC; Deborah Lynam, graphic artist; Rutgers Camden County Cooperative Extension Office; Sunshine Landscaping; Sustainable Haddon Heights; and community volunteers.
