Rain gardens are perennial gardens designed to capture stormwater runoff. This brochure contains answers to frequently asked questions, instructions on how to build a rain garden, and rain garden resources.
This twenty page, full color manual includes step-by-step instructions on rain garden design and installation, five creative planting plans, information about curb-cut rain gardens (perfect for urban streetscapes), and an explanation of how rain gardens are compatible with the Vermont Stormwater Management Manual. Also print off one of the two plant lists below that are an insert in the manual.
This program helps bring technical expertise to landowners who want to improve water quality and habitat and to producers who want to meet the Accepted Agricultural Practices
A brief summary of the AAP's which are standards designed to reduce non-point source pollutatn discharges through implementation of improved farming techniques.
Land Treatment Planning - an assessment of a farm's soil and water resources and current land-based management practices and recommendations for continued stewardship and for compliance with State and Federal regulations.