Rain Gardens
Rain Garden Events
1-on-1 Rain Garden Workshop, Sunday, May 3, 12:30 pm – 4:00 pm
UW-Madison Arboretum Visitor Center, 2880 Longenecker Drive, Madison, WI
Odana Hills Golf Course Rain Garden Work Day, Saturday, May 9, 10 am – 12 pm
Odana Hills Golf Course,4635 Odana Rd, Madison, WI
Meet at the rain garden south of the Parking lot (map). Bring work gloves and any favorite gardening tools.
Thoreau Elementary Rain Garden Work Day, Sunday, May 17, 9:30 am – 12 pm
Thoreau Elementary School, 3870 Nakoma Rd., Madison, WI
Meet at the rain gardens along the side of the school on Nakoma Road. Bring work gloves and any favorite gardening tools. We will be planting the new rain garden extension, weeding and edging.
Locations of some of our projects
Odana Rain Garden: located off of the bike path linking the Odana Hills Golf Course parking lot with the SW Commuter Bike Path.
Thoreau Elementary Rain Garden: located along Nakoma Rd. next to Thoreau Elementary School
FOLW articles on Rain Gardens
How Rain Gardens Help Lake Wingra
Friends of Lake Wingra WATER Grant
Roger Bannerman Rain Garden Dedication
Building a Rain Garden at Thoreau School
A Statewide Accomplishment: A New DNR Rain Garden Manual
Rain Garden Resources
Ripple Effects: https://ripple-effects.com/Rain-Gardens
City of Madison: https://www.cityofmadison.com/engineering/stormwater/programs-initiatives/rain-gardens
WI DNR: https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/Stormwater/raingarden