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NJ Audubon: Make Your Own Rain Barrel
Learn how to harvest rain water and reduce water waste!
Led by Katie Ellis, Americorp Watershed Ambassador, and Stephanie Punnett, NJA Program Director
Did you know that during a 1 inch rainstorm, 623 gallons will run off a 1,000 square foot roof? Wouldn’t it be great to harvest some of that water and use it to water our flowers or wash our cars instead of using drinking water?
Storm water moves over the developed landscape over rooftops, down driveways, and into the streets. There, they lead to storm drains that connect to the local stream or river. This creates problems such as flash flooding, erosion, and transportation of harmful pollutants into the waterways. Rain Barrels are part of the solution! Rain Barrels allow some of that water to be collected and used more slowly giving it time to seep into the earth and be filtered naturally. Also the water can be substituted to lessen the amount of potable water used in the home.
For ages 16 and older.
When: Saturday, March 12, 2016 (1:30pm to 3:30pm)
Where: 11 Hardscrabble Road, Bernardsville, NJ
Cost: $20 per rain barrel.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED BY MARCH 5. Call 908-766-5787 to register.
