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E I News From Rice Creek Watershed... ® ' s the weather warms and the outdoors The other Cost-Share initiative for private landown. beckon, you may decide this is the year to ers is the Landscaping for Clean Water Program. make some landscape improvements. How This rebate program will reimburse landowners for would you like some financial help to make your successful plantings based on square footage — up plans a reality? The Rice Creek Wa- to $1 per square foot for qualified up- tershed District (RCWD) offers two land plantings (example: native pe- Arecycling Cost-Share Grant Programs that can rennials,grasses and rain gardens)and help you improve property and pre- up to $4 per square foot for aquatic container serve water quality. wetland plantings. This program ex- pires this year and funds are limited,so is available The Water Quality Best Management requests will be considered on a first- Practices (BMP) Cost-Share Program come,first-served basis. from your was created to help landowners im- prove their property and the quality of There are eligibility requirements for refuse hauler native habitat and surface waters with both programs. The RCWD website, qualified projects such as installing a www.ricecreek.org has more informa- or by calling rain garden,stabilizing shoreline and restoring dam- tion about them as well as printable program ap- City Nall at aged wetlands. The RCWD has funding available plications and other informational material. If you that will pay up to 50%of the total project costs,up have questions, contact Kyle Axtell at the RCWD; 651-762-6300 to a maximum of$5,000. his number is 763-398-3070. ICE C R E E Iftv New Blue Thumb Guide To WATERSHED Raingardens Available! DIS TMEMP I C T Have you ever wondered what to plant in that low spot in your backyard where the grass (� Vv ivy won't grow because water puddles there after it rains?Or how to fix the erosion gully where rainwater drains away from your downspout? Well, there may be an easy, attractive solution! Try planting a raingarden. A raingarden is a garden with a depression that is g P The Blue Thumb Guide to designed to catch rainwater runoff in your yard, Raingardens growing plants that don't mind getting flooded on DV%1gPIa II,6Iall+ion t« occasion. Raingardens provide wildlife habitat and an opportunity to create beautiful landscaping. t And,by soaking up rain where it falls,raingardens slow stormwater runoff, help prevent erosion and remove pollutants in the process. '+ Planting season may seem like a long ways off, but winter is a great time to plan your garden so you're ready to go in May. You may purchase a copy of this detailed, step-by-step guide from the Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) for A Gude tar PHM Ing 1a�1.4 aMS $18.00. For more information, visit U� i www.BlueThumb.org or call the RCWD at - 763.398.3078. � j