Raingarden in front of Hannig Children's Center, Monroe Campus

    
"Before" - Downspout and Garden Site                Constructing Retaining Wall

    
Grading                                                                      Adding Sand to Soil Increases Water Infiltration

    
Installing Donated Plants                                       Rerouting Rain Gutter to Garden

Finished Raingarden

Raingarden Construction Crew: Reed Fish, RDF Home Renovations J.P. Page Brandon Reed James Schaffroth Advice and Support: Mary Pat Appel, Penn State Cooperative Extension Vinne Cotrone, Penn State Cooperative Extension Roy Chau, Maintenance, Monroe Campus Matt Connell, Monroe Campus Dean Paul DeBarry, Borton Lawson Engineering Faye Freer, Hannig Children's Center Manager Brian Post, Assistant Director, Operations and Maintenance Jason Smith, Hanover Engineering Plant Donations: Chestnut Hill Nursery Edge of the Woods Nursery Werkheiser Nursery

Map Directions to Monroe Campus
http://www.northampton.edu/welcome/Monroe_Map.htm
The rain garden is located outside the Hannig Children's Center, that's letter "C" on the map.

Text Directions to Monroe Campus.
http://www.northampton.edu/Welcome/directions.htm

Raingarden Links

Rain Gardens of West Michigan - Before Starting
http://www.raingardens.org/Before_Starting.php

Edgewood College Natural Science Department - 10 Steps to Building a Rain Garden
http://natsci.edgewood.edu/wingra/management/raingardens/rain_build.htm

U. Conn Cooperative Extension - Water Quality and the Home Landscape
http://www.canr.uconn.edu/sustainability/landscape/05-rain_gardens.html

Rain Garden Network - All About Rain Gardens
http://www.raingardennetwork.com/about.htm