The Brodhead Watershed Association, in its continuing effort to “green” downtown Stroudsburg in Monroe County, has installed a rain garden on Quaker Alley, in partnership with Sarah Street Grill.
The garden will capture runoff from the restaurant’s roof and parking lot, allowing rain to slowly infiltrate the soil. This prevents pollution and erosion by keeping stormwater from racing away to nearby streams.
The design, full of low-maintenance native shrubs and perennials that attract birds and butterflies, includes butterfly weed, ironweed, blue flag iris, cardinal flower, joe pye weed, goldenrod and winterberry holly.
Matt Thompson of Absolute Design Contracting prepared the site, which Matt found to be a former dump. Plantings were designed by landscape designer Robin Petras. Wayne Ross and Ross & Ross Nursery of Cresco supplied the native plants and planted the garden.
Two more rain gardens are planned for the East Stroudsburg High School South property in downtown East Stroudsburg. They will be planted on October 16, by students from teacher Pat Bixler’s class, with help from the Natiello family, who are participating as Penn State-trained Master Watershed Stewards.
The students and Natiellos will maintain the garden. East Stroudsburg Area School District’s maintenance crew has prepared the sites.
These demonstration rain garden projects are administered by Brodhead Watershed Association using grant money from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
For information on initiatives, programs and events, visit the Brodhead Watershed Association website.
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