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The Deer Creek Watershed Alliance is now on Facebook. We welcome your posts and would love to hear more about what citizens are doing to improve the Deer Creek Watershed.
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University City Demonstration Site
7 Newly Installed Rain Gardens in U. City!
In October 2010, seven demonstration rain gardens were installed in University City. The University City demonstration rain garden project is the first of three demonstration sites to be installed by Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District in the Deer Creek Watershed, and is a joint effort of a team of Deer Creek Watershed Alliance Partners. Visit our demonstration projects page to learn more about this project and it's partners.
 | | One of seven newly installed demonstration rain gardens in University City. |
Stay tuned for more demonstration raingarden projects that will be installed this spring! |
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A Residential Rain Garden Oasis
Near the Headwaters of Black Creek
A couple near the headwaters of Black Creek, a tributary to Deer Creek, has transformed their front and back yards to hold back, store, and slowly release 90% of annual rainfall events that would otherwise contribute to watershed flooding, erosion, and water quality issues during wet weather conditions.
Visit our website to view the slideshow and learn more about how this suburbanite couple changed their home and surroundings to benefit the watershed.
 | | Native plants populate this Olivette rain garden |
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Don't Forget to Visit the New Site!
 | | The new look of our homepage. |
The Deer Creek Watershed Alliance has a new website, deercreekalliance.org. So, check it out today to see what's new!
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Your Backyard: Upcoming Events In Your Area
Restoration Projects
November 17, 2010 - Dig n' Dine at Deer Creek Park
Please join the River des Peres Watershed Coalition from 4-6 PM at Deer Creek Park to have fun replanting with some native plants where invasive species were removed. Note: The time of this event is subject to change. So, visit http://www.thegreencenter.org/rdp/ prior to this event to make sure the scheduled time has not changed.
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"We forget that the water cycle and life cycle are one."
- Jacque Cousteau, underwater explorer
About the Deer Creek Watershed Alliance
Our purpose is to assess and improve the Deer Creek Watershed, with a focus on plant-based solutions. Please forward this email newsletter to your friends and encourage them to get involved. The Deer Creek Watershed Alliance is a project of Missouri Botanical Garden and its partners. This project is funded by project partners, the Mabel Dorn Reeder Foundation, and US EPA Region 7 through the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (subgrant number G09-NPS-13), under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act.
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