Rain Garden Workshops

Another joint educational activity is Commission-sponsored rain garden workshops. In collaboration with the Shingle Creek Watershed Management Commission, Metro Blooms, a nonprofit corporation dedicated to eco-friendly gardening education for residents of the Twin Cities metropolitan area, has developed a program of workshops that is offered to citizens at minimal cost. The workshop is conducted by a landscape ecologist/educational consultant who presents a do-it-yourself/how-to approach for constructing a rain garden. Participants receive hands-on help and advice on individual rain garden plans. On-site consultation is also available as part of the program. Rain garden workshops are being hosted by the cities of Champlin and Plymouth on March 22 and May 29. The cities of Crystal, Golden Valley, New Hope and Robbinsdale are hosting a joint workshop on May 23. It is intended that, with collaborative promotion, this program will reach out to residents in all four watersheds.

The 2012 Schedule is as follows:

Thurs 3/22/2012
Champlin Park High School,
6025 109th Ave N, Champlin
6-9 PM

Thurs 4/5/2012
Hopkins Activity Center,
33 - 14th Ave N, Hopkins
6-9 PM

Tues 4/17/2012
Waite Park Rec Ctr.,
1810 34th Ave NE, Mpls
6:30-8:30 PM

Thurs 4/19/2012
Powderhorn Rec. Ctr.,
3400 15th Ave S, Mpls
6:30-8:30 PM

Wed 4/25//2012
Lynnhurst Rec Ctr.,
1345 Minnehaha Pkwy W, Mpls
6:30-8:30 PM

Sat 4/28/2011
North Regional Library,
1315 Lowry Ave N, Mpls
1-4 PM

Tues 5/1/2012
St. Louis Park Rec Center,
3700 Monterey Dr, St. Louis Prk
6-9 PM

Sat 5/12/2012
Longfellow Rec. Ctr.,
3435 36th Ave S, Mpls
10-12 noon

Tues 5/22/2012
Minnetrista Public Safety Bldg.,
7651 County Rd 110, Minnetrista
6-9 PM

Tues 5/23/2012
Brookview Community Center,
200 Brookview Pkwy, Golden Valley
6-9 PM

Tues 5/29/2012
St. Barnabas Lutheran Church,
15600 Old Rockford Rd, Plymouth
6-9 PM

Thurs 6/7/2012
Nokomis Lutheran Church,
5011 31st Ave S, Mpls
6:30-8:30 PM