Rainscaping Education Program

Who: Conservation agencies and organizations, stormwater professionals, landscape professionals and consultants, and trained volunteers such as Master Gardeners and Master Naturalists
What: This two-day program will teach bioretention/rain garden planning, installation, and maintenance

When: May 2 and May 3 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Where: Kane County Extension Office, 535 S. Randall Road, St. Charles IL 60174

Cost: $135 per person (includes materials to take home and lunch both days)

The Purdue Rainscaping Education Program’s ultimate goal is to increase rainscaping in residential and small-scale public spaces. Landscapes with rainscapingcapture stormwater, which reduces polluted runoff from homes and communities. When plants and soils of a rainscapedlandscape absorb water from storms, they keep pollution from reaching streams, rivers, and lakes.

This workshop will teach bioretention/rain garden planning, installation, and maintenance, and is designed for conservation agencies and organizations, stormwater professionals, landscape professionals and consultants, and trained volunteers such as Master Gardeners and Master Naturalists.

The sessions may include experiential training activities, field techniques, and field trips to view rainscaping projects. Participants must attend all sessions to receive the certificate of completion.

Note: Participants will spend some time outdoors, so wear comfortable clothes and closed toed footwear.

Questions? Contact Horticulture Educator Jamie Viebach at jviebach@illinois.edu or 630-955-1123
If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate, contact the program coordinator above. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time for meeting your access needs.