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3 Workshops In Dauphin County On Homeowner Habitat, Stormwater Control
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Lower Paxton Township residents in Dauphin County can learn how to beautify their backyards and protect Paxton Creek at three upcoming workshops.
These workshops will focus on how to garden with nature and the water cycle—and an give you an opportunity to win a rain barrel and some starter plants! The workshops will be held:
-- April 26: Healthy Yard, Healthy Environment;
-- April 27: The Good, Bad And Ugly Plants; and
-- April 28: Rain Water Harvesting.
For example, at these workshops you will learn:
-- The benefits of having a rain garden and a rain barrel;
-- How to pick plants that are well-suited for our Pennsylvania environment;
-- How you can save time, money and the environment by gardening differently;
-- Where we are in the Paxton Creek and opportunities to help improve water quality; and
-- About opportunities to plant trees and stream bank restoration in Brightbill Park.
These workshops are being offered in conjunction with the Brightbill Park Stream Restoration Project that is currently underway. The project involves reinforcing stream banks and building new stream beds to lessen the impact of stormwater that wears down stream banks sending tons of sediment and nutrient pollution downstream to Paxton Creek and then the Susquehanna River and finally to the Chesapeake Bay each year.
Each workshop is sponsored by the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, Lower Paxton Township Parks and Recreation, Paxton Creek Watershed Association and the Dauphin County Conservation District. See attached flyer for times and how to register. Looking forward to seeing you there!
Click Here to download a flyer with all the details.
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