Ewing Township Municipal Fields

246 Upper Ferry Road
Ewing Township
NJ 08628

Ewing Township Municipal Fields

수자연/수경 시설
환경교육친환경 조경

개요

No votes yet

History:

The Ewing Township Municipal Fields rain garden was installed as a community demonstration project to intercept, treat, and infiltrate stormwater runoff from the adjacent parking lot.

This rain garden is part of an educational project sponsored through a grant awarded to the Ewing Green Team by Sustainable Jersey to lead and coordinate sustainability activities for Ewing Township. The Rutgers Cooperative Extension Water Resources Program worked with the Ewing Green Team to provide educational workshops that gave township residents the opportunity to learn how to be better stewards of the environment and to be involved in hands-on initiatives to take the first steps towards building a sustainable community. These workshops included two "Build a Rain Barrel" workshops and an "Introduction to Rain Gardens" seminar.

The Ewing Township Green Team, through its Rain Garden Committee, assessed sites throughout the Township with technical assistance from the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Water Resources Program and identified potential rain garden opportunities. Through these efforts, two rain gardens were installed in Ewing Township.

To address the water quality issues associated with increased stormwater runoff, demonstration projects like this rain garden are essential.

Type of Runoff Managed:

This rain garden manages stormwater runoff from the adjacent paved parking area.

Installation:

The rain garden was installed in September 2011 by the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Water Resources Program staff and an undergraduate student intern. Staff from Greg's Landscaping, Inc., who completed the Rain Garden Training for Professional Landscapers, assisted with the labor of the rain garden by excavating and removing existing soil. They also amended the soil with a sand/compost mixture to allow for improved infiltration. Delaware River stone was used to stabilize the inlet and overflow to minimize erosion and slow stormwater flows entering and exiting the rain garden. A three-inch layer of triple shredded hardwood mulch was spread throughout the rain garden. The native plants installed in this rain garden were purchased from RareFind Nursery and J.K. Matthews Nursery LLC.

Approval to install the rain garden was granted by the Ewing Township Green Team. This rain garden was funded by a grant from Sustainable Jersey.

Plant List:

Bayberry
Big Bluestem
Black-eyed Susan
Blue Flag Iris
Cardinal Flower
Coreopsis
Ironweed
Little Bluestem
New England Aster
Purple Coneflower
Red Maple
Red Twig Dogwood
River Birch
Softrush
Swamp Milkweed
Sweet Pepperbush
Turtlehead
Wild Bergamot

Maintenance:

This rain garden is maintained by Ewing Township community volunteers.

Location:

지도를 보기 위해 Javascript가 필요합니다.

댓글

Connections

Compare related sites, explore the related maps, find out about volunteering, how to get here and more. Soon, you will find ways to share this map here, too.

Getting Here

Contacts

Every site using the same primary Icon on Open Green Map is automatically linked here. You can compare different approaches and solutions on this map and others around the world.
Related Sites Worldwide
Choose a connections category from the list on the left.

Multimedia

After Installation

image added by rutgers.water.r...

Impacts

No impacts have been left for this site yet - be the first!

Donate to GreenMaps