of Greater Cincinnati RGA Time Line: Started in 2005 by Mill Creek - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

of Greater Cincinnati

RGA Time Line: Started in 2005 by Mill Creek Watershed Council of Communities and many • supporting businesses and organizations. 2007 - First Rain Garden installed at Hilltop Elementary School in the City of • Reading. Rain Garden How – To Guide published in 2007. • 2010 – 2011 Worked with US Green Building Council – Sustainable Sites • Committee. 2011 - Over 50 Rain Gardens documented in Greater Cincinnati. • 2012 transferred sponsorship to Groundwork Cincinnati with a new website and • new ideas to continue the growth of rain gardens in Cincinnati.

RGA Events • Cincinnati Flower Show • USGBC Green Home Summit • Cincinnati Zoo - Party for the Planet • Paddlefest • Great Outdoor Weekend • Wyoming Fall Festival • 2012 Green Market – Hamilton County Parks

Wyoming High School Rain Garden MSD Project Ponding water after 0.5 inch rain event Successful bioinfiltration after 0.5 inch rain event.

Laughing Brook Groundwork Cincinnati Project

Mission: As stewards of our natural environment, we encourage the use of rain gardens through education, advocacy and demonstration. cincyrain.org