FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Rain barrels collect rainwater and decrease the amount of stormwater runoff that leaves your property. Using rain barrels is one way to reduce your household’s impact on local waterways and become a good steward of our precious water resources.
And the St. Joseph River Watershed Initiative has partnered with the Maumee Watershed Alliance and ACRES, Inc. to offer two rain barrel workshops on May 13, 2023, as part of their Cedar Creek Watershed project funded through a grant from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management.
The following was released this week:
Learn about local water quality and make your own rain barrel.
Date: May 13, 2023
Time: Two workshops are being offered. Attend one. 10:00am or 11:30am
Place: Tom and Jane Dustin Preserve, 1992 Chapman Rd., Huntertown, IN
Cost: $60.00/rain barrel payable by cash or check the day of the event
Registration is required. To register contact Sharon Partridge at ssp2655@gmail.com
