Status: completed
Timeline: 2008-2012
Funding: LCCMR
Partners & Contractors: Ecoscapes Sustainable Landscaping, Hedberg Landscape & Masonry Supplies, Conservation Corps, Environment and Natural Resoruces Trust Fund, Dragonfly Gardens, Patio Town, Minnehaha Creek Watershed District, SEH, Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board, City of Minneapolis

Program: Neighborhood of Raingardens
Tags: community engagement, education, raingarden

Powderhorn Neighborhood of Raingardens: A Citizen-Based Approach to Stormwater Management

This project evaluated community outreach approaches through a pilot study of fast-tracked installation of over 100 raingardens in a 28-acre subwatershed draining to Powderhorn Lake in Minneapolis. Stormwater best management practices (BMPs) were installed on private property. The project included stormwater monitoring to assess reductions in pollutant loads or volume.