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Rain Gardens
Dr. Charles E. Brimm Medical Arts High School
1626 Copewood Street, Camden, Camden County, New Jersey 08103
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Jeremiah Bergstrom, Rutgers Cooperative Extension Water Resources Program
The Dr. Charles E. Brimm Medical Arts High School rain garden was installed to intercept, treat, and infiltrate stormwater runoff from a portion of the facility's roof. This rain garden was installed to serve as a demonstration and an outdoor classroom for the staff, students, and visitors of the Brimm High School. This rain garden also helps to mitigate nuisance flooding in the area and reduces nonpoint source pollution and stormwater that would otherwise discharge into the City of Camden’s combined sewer system.
To educate the students about rain gardens, the Stormwater Management in Your Schoolyard educational program was presented to approximately thirty Environmental Science students. During these presentations, the students learned about stormwater management, rain garden site selection, and the native plants in their rain garden.
This rain garden manages stormwater runoff from the roof and is connected to the garden via a downspout.
The rain garden was installed in May 2012 by the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Water Resources Program staff. The New Jersey Tree Foundation’s Green Streets Program excavated the rain garden with a backhoe. Coarse sand and compost were mixed into the native soil to help improve drainage and the quality of the soil. Before the rain garden was installed, depaving occurred (i.e., a portion of blacktop was removed). The plants that were installed in this rain garden were purchased from North Creek Nurseries, Inc.
Approval to install the rain garden was granted by the Principal of the Brimm High School. This rain garden was funded by a 319(h) grant from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
Plant List:
Beardtongue
Beebalm
Black-eyed Susan
Butterfly Milkweed
Creek Sedge
False Indigo
Goldenrod
New England Aster
Obedient Plant
Purple Coneflower
Wild Indigo
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This rain garden is maintained by staff and students at Dr. Charles E. Brimm Medical Arts High School.
Click here for photographs of the Dr. Charles E. Brimm Medical Arts High School rain garden.
Click here for a documentary video about this rain garden. This video was prepared by students at Urban Promise Academy in Camden, New Jersey.
