Lorey Stinton of the Muncie-Delaware Metropolitan Plan Commission and one of our Steering Committee Members created a great presentation titled “Understanding Watersheds.” Please feel free to pass this on to anyone who would be interested.
The White River Watershed Project will be present at Garden Fair at Minnetrista this year. We will be giving two workshops, one on Urban BMPs, with a focus on rain gardens, and one on Rain Barrel installation. We will also be selling Rain Barrels for $20.
Garden Fair is on Saturday June 6 from 8-4 and Sunday June 7 from 10-3.
The Urban BMP Workshop will be on Saturday at 3pm
The Rain Barrel Workshop will be on Sunday at 12pm.
Aquabarrel, the supplier of rain barrels for the Muncie Sanitary District has a web page that shows you how to paint your rain barrel so that it blends in with your landscape.
Here is the linK:
Look at the sidebar on the left for our new projects pages. These pages cover all the work the WRWP has done this grant round.
On Tuesday September 9th, 2008 the staff at Minnetrista installed the demonstration Green Roof on one of the main building’s arbor arm that flanks the front entrance. As the first green roof in Delaware County, this is an amazing feat. This project not only shows visitors the aesthetics of a green roof, there will be an informational kiosk that demonstrates how the green roof affects the temperature of the roof, the amount of water coming off the roof, and the quality of that water. Using the other arbor arm as a control, the monitoring equipment will demonstrate the differences using an easy-to-use interface that will display real-time temperature and water flow off the roof. Additionally, students form Ball State University’s Natural Resources and Environmental Management Department will perform water quality analysis on water samples taken from both of the roofs to see if any differences occur. This project was funded by the Delaware County Soil and Water Conservation District, through its White River Watershed Project, using grants obtained from the Ball Brothers Foundation and The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County.
Workers install the green roof modules
The finished green roof
The Living Lightly Fair will be held at Minnetrista on Saturday September 20th, 2008 starting at 9am. Come out and learn about how you can live more sustainably. For more information visit http://www.livinglightlyfair.org/
Come and join us on Saturday October 4th at 9am for fun-filled, wet day of planting the Bonham Wetland Property. After planting, enjoy some local food at our cookout featuring Orebaugh’s Pork burgers and various side dishes. (Vegetarian options will be available) If interested please email Tom at WhiteRiver@flatlandresources.com
Here is a map to the location:
On Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 the Green Roof on the Arbor Arms at Minnetrista will be installed. This great project was funded by the Delaware County Soil and Water Conservation District made possible by grants from The Ball Brothers Foundation and the Community Foundation of Muncie & Delaware County.
The watershed steering committee meets the 2nd Thursday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at Minnetrista. Come help make a difference in your watershed!
