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of Greater Cincinnati RGA Time Line: Started in 2005 by Mill Creek - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
of Greater Cincinnati RGA Time Line: Started in 2005 by Mill Creek - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
of Greater Cincinnati RGA Time Line: Started in 2005 by Mill Creek Watershed Council of Communities and many supporting businesses and organizations. 2007 - First Rain Garden installed at Hilltop Elementary School in the City of
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RGA Time Line:
- Started in 2005 by Mill Creek Watershed Council of Communities and many
supporting businesses and organizations.
- 2007 - First Rain Garden installed at Hilltop Elementary School in the City of
Reading.
- Rain Garden How – To Guide published in 2007.
- 2010 – 2011 Worked with US Green Building Council – Sustainable Sites
Committee.
- 2011 - Over 50 Rain Gardens documented in Greater Cincinnati.
- 2012 transferred sponsorship to Groundwork Cincinnati with a new website and
new ideas to continue the growth of rain gardens in Cincinnati.
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RGA Events
- Cincinnati Flower Show
- USGBC Green Home Summit
- Cincinnati Zoo - Party for the Planet
- Paddlefest
- Great Outdoor Weekend
- Wyoming Fall Festival
- 2012 Green Market – Hamilton County Parks
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Wyoming High School Rain Garden MSD Project
Ponding water after 0.5 inch rain event Successful bioinfiltration after 0.5 inch rain event.
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Laughing Brook Groundwork Cincinnati Project
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Mission: As stewards of our natural environment, we encourage the use of rain gardens through education, advocacy and demonstration. cincyrain.org
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