By Shelli-Kae Foster Robin Trott, University of Minnesota Extension Educator/Douglas County began Part 2 of the Rain Garden workshop mini-series by asking a group of 6 YES! students “Why do you want to build a rain garden?” One student replied, “To make our school look better,” while another added, “To filter the rain water.” Robin jumped right in and explained to the students that they must
Rain Garden
Native Rain Garden Takes Root in St. Cloud
By YES! Coordinator Kristine Madsen Members of St. Cloud North Jr. High YES! Team gathered together 130 6th-8th grade students on May 6 to plant a 9,000 square-foot native rain garden on the school grounds. For the YES! students, the planning of the garden began months in advance of planting day. The YES! students chose the rain garden project because they wanted to beautify the school grounds as