New Jersey Demonstration Rain Gardens ~
Timber Creek High School

 

    501 Jarvis Road, Sicklerville, Camden County, New Jersey 08081

Google (TM) Map	Site Contact(s)	History	Runoff Managed
Installation	Plant Layout	Maintenance	Photographs

 

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    Site Contact(s):
   
    Mike Haberland, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Camden and Burlington Counties
    
    History:

    The Timber Creek High School rain garden was installed to beautify the site and to
    intercept, treat, and infiltrate stormwater runoff from the sidewalk and surrounding
    courtyard area.  This rain garden was installed to serve as a demonstration and an
    outdoor classroom for the staff, students, and visitors of Timber Creek High School.
    To educate the students about rain gardens, the Stormwater Management in Your
    School Yard educational program was presented to approximately one hundred and
    seventy-five Environmental Science, Honor's Biology and AP Environmental Science
    students.  During these presentations, the students learned about stormwater
    management, rain garden site selection, and the native plants in their rain garden.  
    The presentations are provided below:

        An Introduction to Stormwater and Rain Garden Site Selection
        Big Timber Creek Watershed Map
        Rain Garden Video
        Timber Creek High School Rain Garden Native Plants


    Type of Runoff Managed:

    This rain garden manages stormwater runoff from the sidewalk and surrounding
    courtyard area.


    Installation:

    The Rutgers Cooperative Extension Water Resources Program staff, Rutgers
    Cooperative Extension of Camden County, Camden County Soil Conservation
    District, South Jersey Land and Water Trust, and approximately one hundred and
    seventy-five Timber Creek High School staff and students were present  
    for the installation of the rain garden in November 2010, which was approved by the
    Timber Creek High School.  Staff from the Timber Creek High School Maintenance and
    Grounds Department assisted with the labor of installing the rain garden.  A small
    front-end loader was used to remove a portion of the native soil in the rain garden.         Topsoil was then mixed with the native soil through the use of a rototiller.  The native
    plants were then installed in the rain garden by the Timber Creek High School
    Environmental Science, Honor's Biology, and AP Environmental Science students.  The
    plants that were installed in the rain garden were purchased from Pinelands Nursery
    & Supply.  This rain garden and the Stormwater Management in Your School Yard
    educational program is funded by a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife
    Foundation.
   

    Plant Layout:

    Rain Garden Map  

    Plant List:

        Arrowwood Viburnum
        Blue Lobelia
        Blue Mistflower
        Brown-eyed Susan
        Cutleaf Coneflower
        Foxglove Beardtongue
        New England Aster
        Panic Grass
        Spotted Horsement
        Witch-hazel
      
    Click here to download Adobe Reader to view the rain garden map and the plant list
    fact sheets.
 

    Maintenance:
   
    This rain garden is maintained by the students of Timber Creek High School.


    Photographs:

    Click here for photographs of the Timber Creek High School rain garden.