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Check out these photos of the rain garden process from start to finish.
Mountain Alliance students work with community partner Connor Boyle, a stormwater engineer, to select a good location for our rain garden.
BEFORE: We chose this site for our rain garden because it's downslope from the parking lot and in a visible location in front of the school.
Mr. Jason Matthews' construction class surveys the site with community partner Brian Chatham (Soil & Water)--September 2015.
Mr. Jason Matthews' construction class installs silt fence and prepares for excavation--September 2015.
Mr. Jason Matthews' construction class with community partners Brian Chatham (Soil & Water) and Laura England (ASU)--September 2015.
Mrs. Olivia Watson's agriculture class prepares to install plants with community partner Wendy Patoprsty (Watauga River Partners)--December 2015.
Mrs. Olivia Watson's agriculture class plants the rain garden with community partner Wendy Patoprsty (Watauga River Partners)--December 2015.
Rain garden in action, collecting and filtering runoff after a summer rain--August 2016.
Rain garden in bloom--September 2016.
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