When rain runs off of rooftops, driveways and other impervious surfaces, it often floods directly into your lake, river or wetland, carrying pollutants and other debris. Mary Blickenderfer with the U of M Extension Service is heading up a new program teaching people how to create rain gardens, which provide a natural filter that stops the direct flow of the pollutants into your waterways.
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