The Huron River Watershed Council is hosting a Millers Creek area free walking tour of three local rain gardens at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Interested participants should meet at Thurston Elementary School, 2300 Prairie Street, in Northeast Ann Arbor, off Plymouth Road between Nixon and Green.

Experts from HRWC, JFNew and InSite Design Studio with the Washtenaw County Water Resources Commissioner’s rain garden program will be on hand to talk about and answer questions on the Millers Creek Rainwater Project, the project gardens, and rain gardens in general.

Attendees will take a look at the rain garden at Thurston Elementary School, a larger community garden at the intersection of Prairie and Briarcliff, and a private backyard rain garden.

Go to Rain Garden Walk for more details including links to the project website and a pdf brochure. Or contact Pam at plabadie@hrwc.org or 734-769-5123 x 602.

A2H2O Water Quality Report available

The City of Ann Arbor’s 2009 Annual Water Quality Report is now available. The report contains information about the city’s water supply and treatment, as well as a listing of detected substances in the finished water. The report is available at the City of Ann Arbor’s Customer Service Center at 220 E. Huron, local libraries and online.

Nancy Stone is the Communications Liaison for Public Services at the City of Ann Arbor. She can be reached at nstone@a2gov.org. Visit www.a2gov.org for more information on local environmental topics including recycling, composting, water conservation, and choices for green living.

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