Residential Rain Garden Training Opportunity

RI Residential Rain Garden Training

Spring 2011

The University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension is offering a new training program for landscapers, designers, maintenance care providers and volunteers.

The Residential Rain Garden Training, modeled after similar programs currently offered through Rutgers University and the University of Connecticut, will introduce green industry professionals to rain garden siting and design and help prepare them to offer rain garden installation and maintenance services to clients.

BENEFITS OF ATTENDING

Landscapers:

Keep rain gardens properly maintained for optimum stormwater function and landscape beauty.
Recognize rain garden maintenance requirements and trouble shoot potential problems.
Gain practical experience in rain garden siting, design and hands-on installation.

Landscape architects and other design professionals:

Connect rain garden design drawings to actual installation, from siting and sizing through final planting and maintenance specifications.
Comply with current design standards and permitting requirements.

Volunteers and homeowners:

Plan a rain garden for your home or community, either on your own or with help from green industry professionals.

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION:

Attendees who fulfill the following requirements will receive a Certificate of Completion, certifying attendance at the full program and demonstrating understanding of basic principles of rain garden planning, installation and maintenance:

1. Attend March 31st classroom session and April 1st field session

2. Complete pre- and post-training survey

3. Successfully complete short examination

SCHEDULE

Classroom Session: Thursday, March 31st 8:30am - 4:00pm

Field Session: Friday, April 1st 8:30am - 12:30pm

LOCATION

Roger Williams Park Botanical Center

Greenhouse 3

1 Floral Way

Providence, RI 02907

March 31st CLASSROOM TOPICS

- Urban and Suburban Stormwater Impacts

- Fundamentals of Low Impact Development (LID)

- RI Stormwater Management Regulations

- Rain Garden Siting and Sizing, Planting Design, Installation and Maintenance

April 1st RAIN GARDEN INSTALLATION

This half-day, hands-on field session will engage participants in a rain garden installation on the Botanical Center grounds, and will occur rain or shine. Appropriate dress required.

REGISTRATION:

Space is limited, so register early to secure your spot. Registrations received before March 17th will qualify for the reduced early rate; after March 17th the standard rate will apply. Registration includes program, handouts, morning and afternoon refreshments and lunch on March 31st.

PAYMENT SCHEDULE

	Full Program (March 31 & April 1)		March 31 only
Private Sector	*Early (by March 17)* /*Standard (after March 17)*
With Certificate of Completion	$75 / $90		*
No Certificate	$50 / $65		$35 / $50

Government/Non-profit		*Early (by March 17)* */ Standard (after March 17)*
With Certificate of Completion		$50 / $65	*
No Certificate		Free**	Free**

*Not available as attendance for both days is required to earn Certificate of Completion.

**Special registration rates for municipal / nonprofit attendees are made possible by support from the RI

Department of Transportation under the RI Stormwater Solutions project.

TO REGISTER, CLICK HERE.

For additional workshop details, such as payment information, directions, agenda, and a flyer, visit the NEMO Workshops website.

Questions? Email Kate Venturini at kate@uri.edu

Instructors are from the Rutgers University Cooperative Extension, the UConn NEMO Program and the URI Cooperative Extension. Funding for the rain garden design, materials and installation provided by the City of Providence Parks Department. Organizational support provided by URI under the RI Stormwater Solutions project funded by the RI Department of Transportation in partnership with RIDEM and US EPA.

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We hope to see you on March 31st and April 1st!

Sincerely,

Kate Venturini

URI Cooperative Extension