Greater Cincinnati Rain Garden Alliance

 

The Great Cincinnati Rain Garden Alliance is an initiative to promote rain gardens and green design in the region. The Rain Garden Alliance is collaboration of local governments, organizations, interested citizens and gardeners who are interested in promoting rain gardens and green design in the Greater Cincinnati area.

The Alliance is a resource for information and technical assistance regarding rain gardens. Forty-five people volunteer their time to support this important stormwater and localized flooding tool. The Alliance is currently organized into three standing committees: Steering, Communications/Fundraising and Technical Advisory.

Participating organizations include:

• Butler County Department of Environmental Services
• Butler County Stormwater District
• CDP Engineers, Inc.
• Cincinnati Park Board
• Cincinnati Waldorf School
• City of Blue Ash
• Civic Garden Center
• Clermont County Storm Water District
• Envision-works, Inc.
• Greater Cincinnati Master Gardeners Association
• Greenacres Foundation
• Hamilton County Park District
• Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District
• JF New
• Keystone Flora
• Kinzelman, Kline, and Grossman
• Sierra Club
• Mill Creek Restoration Project
• Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati
• OKI (Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana) Regional Council of Governments
• University of Cincinnati
• US Environmental Protection Agency
• Vivian Llambi & Associates

Updates and Member News: (Please send us your announcements)

Rain Garden Guidelines for Southwest Ohio - A new residential version of a Rain Garden Manual from OSU Extension, MSD and Partner Agencies  Access the manual at Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District Website. The full text version is still available under our "What is a Rain Garden?" page.  Look for updates there as new chapters are added.