New Jersey Demonstration Rain Gardens ~
Mendham Township Elementary School

 

    Mendham Township Elementary School
    18 West Main Street, Brookside, Morris County, New Jersey 07926

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

    Google (TM) Map:

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    Site Contact(s):
   
    John Malay, Raritan Highlands Compact
    
    Background:

    The Mendham Township Elementary School rain garden was installed to serve
    as a demonstration rain garden to educate homeowners, business owners and
    government facilities on how rain gardens can minimize impacts to nearby waterways.


    Type of Runoff Managed:

    This rain garden manages stormwater runoff from a portion the Mendham Township     Elementary School's parking lot and driveway.


    Installation:

    Raritan Highlands Compactmembers were present for the installation of the rain             garden in Fall 2007.  Funding and in-kind resources for this project were provided by     Pfizer, the Leavens Foundation, New Jersey Corporate Wetland Resoration                     Partnership, Morris County  Utilities Authority, and the Garden Club of Somerset Hills.     Several shallow trenches were installed to convey water from the parking lot into the     rain garden.   


    Plant Layout:

    Rain Garden Map  Coming Soon!

    Plant List:

        Big Bluestem
        Blue Lobelia
        Cinnamon Fern
        Inkberry Holly
        Iris
        Steepleberry
                
    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 Raritan Highlands Compact.


    Photographs:

    Click here for photographs of the Chester Library rain garden.