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Introducing: the New River-Friendly Living Demonstration Garden at Lake Park!
May 21st, 2024 from 4-5 PM
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony & Garden Walking Tour at Lake Park.
40 Coleman Drive, Reno
Walking tour led by Ryan Sharrer, City of Reno Horticulturist.
The River-Friendly Living Demonstration Garden features a rain garden and other practices residents can implement to protect the Truckee River. These techniques are designed to make the most of our Nevada desert home’s 8 annual inches of rainfall.
This is a FREE and family-friendly event.
Light refreshments will be provided.
Learn more about River-Friendly Living practices, such as Buffer Strips, Rain Gardens, and how your home garden can help keep the Truckee River clean and beautiful.
Funded by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and Nevada Division of Environmental Protection with support from the City of Reno and Friends of Lake Park.
Free RSVP recommended.
Want to design a River-Friendly Yard, but don't know where to start?
An easy project to start with is a buffer strip. These are water-wise perennial, planting areas between your lawn and the sidewalk. They keep water from running onto the sidewalk and down the storm drain, which uses water wisely and reduces the potential for fertilizers and pesticides to runoff and harm the Truckee River.
How to Design and Install a Rain Garden
A rain garden is a small depression designed to capture rainwater flowing off rooftops via downspouts, sinking it into the ground. Rain Gardens look (and work) great in residential yards and can also be used in parking lots, roadway medians and other areas where runoff causes problems. Here in the Truckee Meadows, we’ll sometimes call our Rain Gardens ‘Mini Meadows,’ as they mimic the natural meadows and seasonal wetlands that once covered large portions of the Reno/Sparks area.