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VMN CE Webinar Series: The Ins and Outs of Rain Gardens

Date/Time: May 20, 2024, 12:00-1:00 pm

Registration: Pre-registration required 

Description: Rain gardens are probably the most commonly used stormwater management practice in residential landscapes. Join Dr. Laurie Fox, Horticulture Associate with Virginia Tech, for an in depth look at how to design, install and maintain a rain garden.

Presenter: Laurie Fox is a Horticulture Associate with Virginia Tech's Hampton Roads Agricultural Research & Extension Center (AREC) in Virginia Beach. Her Ph.D. research focused on phytoremediation, or cleaning the environment with plants. Her current work includes stormwater & nutrient management in the landscape, urban stormwater best management practices (BMPs) including floating treatment wetlands, aquatic weed ID & management in ponds, sustainable landscapes, sustainable landscape design & practices, native plants, buffer zones, and rain gardens. 

 

As always, the VMN CE Webinar will be recorded and posted to the VMN CE Webinar Series webpage. You do not need to register to access the recording. 

 

Note: Our programming related to urban and community forestry are sponsored by an Urban and Community Forestry grant from the USDA Forest Service and the Virginia Department of Forestry.