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Team 7-1 Toads Rain Garden

A group of 7-1 student team called the toads put their new knowledge of water quality and the Bay watershed to work by planting a "rain garden". Rain gardens are planted around storm drains to help absorb water and excess nutrients from the soil before they can run down the drain and into the stream. Our rain garden is also full of native plants to help attract and give shelter to wildlife.

This trip was funded by grants from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and the Chesabeake Bay Trust.

Each picture can be seen in a larger format by clicking on the thumbnail print in the chart.

			Preparing the garden for seeds
Hauling bricks to the garden		Cover most of the drain to help slow the water that runs off after a hard rain
	Hauling away the weeds		Broadcasting new wild flower seeds
The flowers that grow will help absorb the rain...		...and slow runoff into our stream.
	Success!	*	*

We went to a skipjack field experience.. .

We also went to a field experience to Jug Cay...

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Last updated on May 26, 2003