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ADW, Friends of the Rouge, Huron River Watershed Council and other organizations are partnering to offer a Master Rain Gardener course!
Design your own rain garden step-by-step in an online class! Protect your home against flooding while helping birds and butterflies with a rain garden. Ask questions in our live class, learn what works and what doesn’t, and visit a real rain garden in person. Earn your certification – including a t-shirt and sign – by building your own rain garden or adopting a public rain garden.
Do you live in Brighton or Belleville? You could qualify for FREE registration to the 2025 winter Master Rain Gardener course funded by EGLE. Please contact Ric Lawson at rlawson@hrwc.org to see if you qualify and to get the registration link!
Full scholarships funded by an EPA-GLRI Grant are available for residents in the following zip codes: Detroit (48209, 48217), Ecorse (48229), Inkster (48141), Lincoln Park (48146), Melvindale (48122), River Rouge (48218), Riverview (48193), Romulus (48174), Taylor (48180). Email Jill Martin for scholarship details at jill.martin@metroparks.com.
Help Identify Solutions to Reduce Flooding in the Ecorse Creek Watershed
Friends of the Detroit River is encouraging residents to attend community meetings to help identify solutions to reduce flooding in the Ecorse Creek Watershed. Meetings are held virtually the third Thursday of every month at 3:30pm EST. Visit www.detroitriver.org/ecorse-creek for more information.
Ecorse Creek is a highly urbanized watershed that has experienced significant flooding for decades. Communities in the watershed include Allen Park, Dearborn Heights, Ecorse, Inkster, Lincoln Park, Melvindale, Romulus, Southgate, Taylor, Westland, and Wyandotte. Gathering community feedback is a critical step to gauging the interest and potential for projects to reduce flooding and restore ecosystem function.
