Archive for May, 2008

May 29th 2008

City swaps road for rain gardens - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Fort Wayne officials want to turn one of the most flood-plagued neighborhoods into a neighborhood park area. The Fort Wayne Board of Stormwater Management onWednesday approved removing Westbrook Drive from Edgehill Avenue south to North Clinton …

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May 28th 2008

Meet Our Experts - Seattle Post Intelligencer

Tuesday — “Landscape Designs That Make the Most of Our Rain,” 7-8:30 p.m., Tahoma Junior High. Learn how to harness the rain and get with the flow for beautiful rain garden landscapes. Free. Register at register@LakeWildernessAboretum.org or call …

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May 28th 2008

Visit six special gardens on July 12 - Hutchinson Leader

Visit six special gardens on July 12
Hutchinson Leader, MN - 5 hours ago
A large rain garden demonstrates the use of plants to absorb runoff from the parking lot. • 2727 180th Street East, Prior Lake: Named “Belle Terre”

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May 28th 2008

Visit six special gardens on July 12 - Hutchinson Daily Leader

Here’s a good deal: On Saturday, July 12, for 12 bucks, you can tour six Carver and Scott county gardens, each with a particular theme: rain and bog gardens, integrated pest management, gardening for wildlife, heirloom gardening and water-wise …

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May 28th 2008

P&Z Hears Peer Report on Family Y - Westport News

The Planning and Zoning Commission heard an environmental peer review from environmental consultant Stearns & Wheler at Tuesday night’s continued public hearing on the Westport Weston Family Y’s proposal for a new facility on Camp Mahackeno. Gary …

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May 28th 2008

Board approves elementary changes for 2008-09, SHS band trip to … - Spencer Daily Reporter

As Spencer school board members were presented with fallout from some of the budget reductions they made for 2008-09, they approved a number of teacher resignations, hirings and transfers for next school year. Superintendent Greg Ebeling defined the …

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May 28th 2008

Communication company clams up about bid details - On Milwaukee

A company that submitted a public bid to Washington County for its new radio system suddenly doesn’t want to play in public anymore. M/A-Com, Inc., the winning bidder, wants to keep its bid secret in order to keep its electronics from public scrutiny …

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May 28th 2008

Raingardens: A solution to storm runoff - Bethany Beach Wave

Raingardens: A solution to storm runoff
Bethany Beach Wave, DE - 4 hours ago
Now, by installing a rain garden to drain and utilize those pesky puddles, much of the aggravation related to storm aftermath could be eased.

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May 28th 2008

Raingardens: A solution to storm runoff - Delmarva Daily Times

MILLVILLE — Rain, rain, drain and stay. Stormwater runoff is a frequent problem for watershed residents. Now, by installing a rain garden to drain and utilize those pesky puddles, much of the aggravation related to storm aftermath could be eased …

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May 28th 2008

Building for TV - Brattleboro Reformer

WALPOLE, N.H. — Producers of the PBS television show “This Old House” were searching for just the right project to be the first home built, as opposed to simply refurbished, in the program’s history. Through a partnership with custom home building …

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