Creating Rain Gardens

This workshop will cover benefits, considerations and design strategies related to rain gardens. The morning session will involve an indoor presentation with Q&A designed to give participants the knowledge and resources needed to install down spout or rain gardens of their own.

After lunch, we will roll up our sleeves and get some hands-on experience, working together on a rain garden install on the Monastery grounds. The afternoon portion is optional and space is limited. To be included in this part, check ‘I want participate in the afternoon hands-on garden planting’ when registering. If this checkbox is unavailable, this session has reached capacity.

This event is hosted in partnership with our friends at Clean Lakes Alliance, www.cleanlakesalliance.org.

Schedule

10:00 am – Indoor presentation with Q&A, resource sharing
12:00 pm – Lunch
1:00 pm – Outdoor rain garden install (optional, space is limited)

Leader

UW Extension Lakes Educator Paul Skawinski will lead this workshop. He is the author and photographer of the popular field guide Aquatic Plants of the Upper Midwest, now in its fourth edition. In addition to his position at Extension Lakes, Paul also teaches Aquatic Plant Taxonomy at UW-Stevens Point and has been working with aquatic ecosystem management for nearly 20 years.

Location

This is an in-person event at Holy Wisdom Monastery

Cost

$25/person (includes lunch)

Registration

Please register by May 4, 2023. The afternoon session is limited and will close when full.