John Street rain garden completed!

The rain garden doing its job after a heavy rain (credit: K. Nystrom)

On Saturday, June 5, a rain garden was created at a private residence in Champaign’s John Street neighborhood.  A volunteer crew of 14 people assisted with the project, which was planned and supervised by Prairie Rivers Network staff.  Our thanks go out to this hearty crew and the homeowners, who labored through rain and in muddy conditions, and to Melia Smith for filming the event.  We also thank our project partners, the John Street Watershed Steering Committee and the City of Champaign.   

The rain garden is part of Prairie Rivers’ Reining in the Rain Campaign (funded by Illinois American Water).  The Campaign is creating demonstration sites for residents who want to learn more about rain gardens.   You can drive by and check it out; the rain garden is located at the southwest corner of Willis and John.

Volunteers hard at work digging the rain garden