Description:
Buid a rain barrel with GUNPOWDER VALLEY CONSERVANCY! Building your own rain barrel is fun and easy, and best of all, you'll have your very own barrel to take home with you by lunch time! This workshop is meant for individuals interested in saving water and reducing rainwater runoff which can carry pollutants to our streams and bay. Disconnecting your downspouts to redirect water towards your gardens or lawn will be discussed as well. The water you save can be used for garden and lawn watering, washing your car or tools, or it can simply be released more gradually into the ground (your lawn) where it can recharge our groundwater supplies. Save water, save money, and save our streams all at the same time!
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To Register:
If you are interested in assembling your own rain barrel or just want to learn more about rain barrels register today! Workshop is free. To register for workshop, become a GVC member, or to buy a rain barrel contact Peggy Perry, Jennifer Branch Project Manager for GVC at 410-668-0118 or pperry@gunpowderfalls.org . Space is limited to 15 builders or participants so register today! For more information on the Jennifer Branch Preservation Project go to our website at www.jenniferbranch.org or visit the Gunpowder Valley Conservancy website at www.gunpowderfalls.org .
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If you wish to take a barrel home with you and you are a Gunpowder Valley Conservancy member the cost is $50, non-members is $60, (cost includes rain barrel and assembly kit). For those who live in the Jennifer Branch Watershed, your cost is HALF PRICE through the Jennifer Branch Preservation Project, funded by a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Members who would like a rain barrel but can not attend the workshop can buy one pre-assembled for $60. Non-members can buy one pre-assembled for $75.
Directions: Off of I-695, take Exit 31 B, Rt. 147, Harford Rd. North. Follow Harford Rd. approximately 1 mile. Go through the first traffic light at Joppa Rd. The church will be on your right. Look for RED roof. Turn right into the church driveway and park in the rear. Enter through the double doors.