braun building rain garden

this project transformed underutilized campus land into this lakehead stormwater management demonstration and engagement site to reduce urban stormwater runoff, protect lake superior water quality, and provide habitat for butterflies and insects while promoting student and community engagement and acting as an experiential learning site.

11 undergraduate and graduate 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 participated in a 3-part workshop series led by ecosuperior and 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 , focused on stormwater management, native plants, and rain garden site assessment and design. the 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 then made candidate designs that contributed to the final design. 

this project was a partnership between 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 office of sustainability, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 faculty of health and behavioural sciences, and ecosuperior environmental programs.

 monarch caterpillars munch on the swamp milkweed. after a week of munching, all that was left were bare stalks! next year we plan to add more milkweed to satisfy their hunger and increase habitat.

maintenance is important! each year we monitor the growth of the rain garden and the health of its plants. in it's first year, the plants more than doubled in size and seem very happy. 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 help weed and mulch the rain garden annually.