Corralling the Rain as featured in the August/September edition of National Wildlife Federation magazine.

For decades, people living along eighth avenue NW in Puyallup , Washington watched helplessly as their yards and streets flooded during heavy rainstorms. With each flood rivers of water tainted with lawn chemicals, car oil, animal waste and other pollutants poured into sewers and area waterways. But, a few years ago, residents found a cost-effective solution to their problem: gardens designed to manage the rain. Work with local authorities and landscape designers, residents installed bioretention cells, or rain gardens into thir yards and along the two-block avenue.  We haven’t had flooding problems since,” says homeowner, Steve Hollis “and the rain garden in our front yard has improved both the appearance and value of our property. Read More