Rain Gardens – Helping Improve Water Quality One Backyard at a Time

Rain Gardens – Helping Improve Water Quality One Backyard at a Time CAROL SHIRK CERTIFIED MASTER GARDENER As cities and municipalities grow and replace agricultural land and forests, increased storm water runoff from these developed areas ends up in storm drains. The water that runs off impervious surfaces such as parking lots, sidewalks, and rooftops carries with it pollutants like fertilizers,