Rain Garden – a landscaped area planted to native flowers and other vegetation that soak up rain water, mainly from roofs, parking lots or other impervious surfaces. The rain garden fills with a few inches of water after a storm and the water slowly filters into the ground rather than running off to a storm drain. Compared to a conventional patch of lawn a rain garden allows about 30% more water to soak into the ground.
Why are rain gardens important? As cities and suburbs grow and replace forests and agricultural land increased storm water runoff from impervious surfaces becomes a problem. Storm water runoff from developed areas increases flooding and carries pollutants from streets, parking lots and even lawns into local streams and wetlands damaging wild life.
Rain gardens, by reducing this storm water runoff, can be a valuable part of changing these trends. While an individual rain garden may seem like a small thing, collectively they produce substantial community environmental benefits.
JRB
The Hamakua Group.
So excited to see local businesses and residents committed to improving the aesthetics of this intersection while improving the the health of the marsh. Mahalo!
We thank you for your support, and are continuing to develop all aspects of our project.
We are using LID “Low Impact Design” practices, and BMP “Best Management Practices”, as most Federal, State, and City & County groups are today. In addition we are adding to these design processes, the unique characteristics that define our shared
Island Ecology and Heritage, to go beyond simple Sustainability
toward something like.. a total life affirming and life enhancing
community, perhaps AloWai…
more to come
James
The Hamakua Group