WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue Extension is starting a program that will provide training and resources on “rainscaping” practices used in residential gardens or small-scale public spaces to reduce pollution from runoff.
The Purdue Rainscaping Education Program will begin in April with pilot workshops focusing on planning, installing and maintaining rain gardens. The workshops will train Purdue master gardeners, personnel in conservation agencies and organizations, storm water professionals, and landscape professionals and consultants.
Program pilots will be held weekly at two locations – one at the Tippecanoe County Extension Office, 3150 Sagamore Parkway S, Lafayette, starting April 6 and the other in the Family Arts Building on the Bartholomew County Fairgrounds, 50 W. 200 S, Columbus, beginning April 14. Four meetings will be in a workshop setting, with an additional meeting scheduled for the demonstration rain garden installation. Participants must attend all five sessions to receive a certificate of completion.
The registration rate of $25 is discounted from the full program fee of $50 during the 2015 pilot programs. Participants can buy final curriculum materials at a discounted rate expected at $25. Registration information is available online at Purdue Extension's The Education Store at https://www.edustore.purdue.edu. Search for product code CW-FNR-9. Registration also is available by calling the store at 888-398-4636.
