Project Name:La Farge Rain Gardens                                        Date completed:  May 2012

 

Location: La Farge Public Library. Llano Street, Santa Fe, NM: Googlemap Location

 

Description:  Three small rain gardens were installed to capture stormwater from a library parking lot.  Approximately 15 community volunteers assisted to plant shade trees and pollinator species donated from City Parks that will benefit from over 35,000 gallons/yr of passive stormwater catchment.

 

Landscape Design:              Southwest Urban Hydrology.

 

Project Construction:        Santa Fe resident volunteers

 

Project Coordination:        Santa Fe City Parks

 

Project Administration:     Santa Fe Watershed Association

 

Project Funding:                 Wells Fargo Bank and City of Santa Fe Parks Department