New Jersey Demonstration Rain Gardens ~
Thompson Park

 

Thompson Park
    Forsgate Drive, Jamesburg/Monroe Township, Middlesex County, NJ

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

 

    Google (TM) Map:


    Site Contact(s):
   
    Michele Bakacs, RCE of Middlesex and Union Counties
    Heather Barrett, New Jersey Water Supply Authority

    History:




    Type of Runoff Managed:

    This rain garden manages runoff from the Thompson Park parking lot before
    discharging into Lake Manalapan.

    Installation:

    This rain garden was installed in April 2010 with the help of Master Gardeners of
    Middlesex County and Rutgers Cooperative Extension Water Resources Program
    faculty and staff. The installation was featured in two news articles! Check it out-  
    Central Jersey- The Cranbury Press and NJToday.

    Plant Layout:

    Rain Garden Map  Coming Soon!

    Plant List:
      
 

    Maintenance:
   
    The Thompson Park rain garden will be maintained by the Master Gardeners of
    Middlesex County and the Middlesex County Parks Department.

    Photographs: