New Jersey Demonstration Rain Gardens ~
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Monmouth County (Ag Building)

 

    Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Monmouth County (Ag Building)
    4000 Kozloski Road, Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey 07728 

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

 

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    Site Contact(s):
   
    Bill Sciarappa and Vivian Quinn, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Monmouth County
    
    History:

    The Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Monmouth County rain garden was
    installed as part of the Stormwater Management in Your Backyard program that
    trained the Master Gardeners of Monmouth County.


    Type of Runoff Managed:

    This rain garden manages stormwater from a portion of the parking lot adjacent to
    the Ag Building. With an average rainfall of 44 inches a year, this rain garden    
    intercepts, treats, and infiltrates approximately 875,000 gallons of stormwater a year.

    Installation:

    Approximately twenty Master Gardeners of Monmouth County were present for
    the installation of the rain garden in July 2007.  Sand, leaf mulch, and pine bark were
    added to the rain garden.  Rip rap was also added to dissipate the energy of                 stormwater before it enters the rain garden.  Donations of time and supplies were
    provided by the Master Gardeners of Monmouth County, Coastal Nursery, Landex
    Nursery, Freehold Soil Conservation District, Guardian Tree & Turf, Inc., Pinelands
    Nursery, Manasquan River Watershed Association, Monmouth County Highway
    Department, Monmouth County Shade Tree Commission, Ocean Township Municipal
    Recycling Department, and the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Water Resources             Program.  The rain garden installation was featured in the Community Reporter - click
    here to view the article.


    Plant Layout:

    Rain Garden Map  Coming Soon!

    Plant List
                                 
    Click here to download Adobe Reader to view the rain garden map and the plant list
    fact sheets.
 
    Maintenance:
   
    The rain garden is maintained by the Master Gardeners of Monmouth County.


    Photographs:

    Click here for photographs of the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Monmouth County
    rain garden.