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Free Workshop 9-21 - Making a Rain Garden

Enviro House

Tue, Sep 17, 2013 12:33 AM

FREE WORKSHOP

Rain Gardens: Planning to Planting
Saturday, Sept 21, 10:30 AM

Location: City of Tacoma EnviroHouse
Tacoma Landfill, 3510 S. Mullen St., Tacoma 98409

Advance Registration required; space is limited:
www.cityoftacoma.org/envirohouse http://www.cityoftacoma.org/envirohouse or call (253) 573-2426

Join Tacoma Surface Water Management staff to get expert guidance on how to make your own rain garden (a shallow depression designed to capture and soak in runoff, filter pollutants and protect nearby waterways). Learn more about:

How to design a rain garden to achieve good drainage
Necessary soil amendments and mulch
Typical rain garden plants, grasses and groundcovers
Tour the EnviroHouse rain garden with sustainable plant selections

Schedule is subject to change
Workshops open to Tacoma & Pierce County residents.

City of Tacoma EnviroHouse
Public Hours: W-F, 10-3; S-S, 11-5

FREE WORKSHOP Rain Gardens: Planning to Planting Saturday, Sept 21, 10:30 AM Location: City of Tacoma EnviroHouse Tacoma Landfill, 3510 S. Mullen St., Tacoma 98409 Advance Registration required; space is limited: www.cityoftacoma.org/envirohouse<http://www.cityoftacoma.org/envirohouse> or call (253) 573-2426 Join Tacoma Surface Water Management staff to get expert guidance on how to make your own rain garden (a shallow depression designed to capture and soak in runoff, filter pollutants and protect nearby waterways). Learn more about: > How to design a rain garden to achieve good drainage > Necessary soil amendments and mulch > Typical rain garden plants, grasses and groundcovers > Tour the EnviroHouse rain garden with sustainable plant selections Schedule is subject to change Workshops open to Tacoma & Pierce County residents. City of Tacoma EnviroHouse Public Hours: W-F, 10-3; S-S, 11-5

Enviro House

Wed, Sep 18, 2013 1:18 AM

FREE WORKSHOP

Organize, De-clutter, Repurpose, Recycle
Saturday, Sept 21, 1:30 PM
Location: City of Tacoma EnviroHouse
Tacoma Landfill, 3510 S. Mullen St., Tacoma 98409

Advance Registration required; space is limited:
www.cityoftacoma.org/envirohouse http://www.cityoftacoma.org/envirohouse or call (253) 573-2426

Organize, De-clutter, Repurpose, Recycle
Saturday, Sept 21 - 1:30 PM
Your “trash” may be another’s treasure! Join the Organizing Services team with Heidi Glastetter-Barker and Beth Philipsen to learn tips on how to organize and down-size with less stress plus what to do with unwanted items. This session will cover:

Organizing tips, tricks and techniques
Resources for reusable and repurposed items
Ideas for how and where to dispose of other unwanted items

Schedule is subject to change
Workshops open to Tacoma & Pierce County residents.
City of Tacoma EnviroHouse Public Hours: W-F, 10-3; S-S, 11-5

FREE WORKSHOP Organize, De-clutter, Repurpose, Recycle Saturday, Sept 21, 1:30 PM Location: City of Tacoma EnviroHouse Tacoma Landfill, 3510 S. Mullen St., Tacoma 98409 Advance Registration required; space is limited: www.cityoftacoma.org/envirohouse<http://www.cityoftacoma.org/envirohouse> or call (253) 573-2426 Organize, De-clutter, Repurpose, Recycle Saturday, Sept 21 - 1:30 PM Your “trash” may be another’s treasure! Join the Organizing Services team with Heidi Glastetter-Barker and Beth Philipsen to learn tips on how to organize and down-size with less stress plus what to do with unwanted items. This session will cover: > Organizing tips, tricks and techniques > Resources for reusable and repurposed items > Ideas for how and where to dispose of other unwanted items Schedule is subject to change Workshops open to Tacoma & Pierce County residents. City of Tacoma EnviroHouse Public Hours: W-F, 10-3; S-S, 11-5