Watershed Awareness & Rain Barrel Workshops

Celebrate The Rain!

It’s time for us to start celebrating rainwater. So, our organization offers Watershed Awareness & Rain Barrel Workshops across Pennsylvania.

Rain barrels are a great way to conserve water, supplying non-chlorinated water for gardening by collecting and storing rain water from your roof through a connection to your downspout that would otherwise be lost to runoff and diverted to storm drains, streams and rivers.  Rain barrels keep excess water out of the storm-water system thus alleviating some of the stormwater issues plaguing the region.

Workshop attendees will learn about the problems associated with stormwater run-off, learn watershed-friendly landscaping techniques and how to conserve water in their homes.

PRC West participants will receive a FreeGarden RAIN 55-gallon rain barrel, and PRC East participants will learn how to retrofit a 55-gallon drum into a rain barrel.

Upcoming PRC WEST Rain Barrel & Watershed Workshops

Workshop participants will learn how to harvest rainwater from their roofs, store it, and use it in the landscape. They also learn how to reduce their contribution to combined sewer overflow (CSO), flooding, and polluted urban runoff by learning how to practice watershed protection and conservation in their own backyards. It’s easier than you think!

PRC’s Watershed Awareness/Rain Barrel Workshop raises awareness of watershed issues, demonstrates how to install a 55-gallon rain barrel, and introduces other rainwater harvesting options.

Participants will also receive a FreeGarden RAIN 55-gallon rain barrel (seen below). Designed with the homeowner/gardener in mind, it is affordable, attractive, and easy to install.

Cost: $80/person and $85/couple
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Upcoming Workshops:

Please note: Virtual webinars and compost bin pick-ups respectful of social distancing are available for residents in place of in-person workshops until further notice.

Southwestern PA residents should CLICK HERE to learn more about these changes and to register today.

 

 

Workshop gift certificates and pre-made rain barrels are now available – contact Nancy Martin at 412-488-7490 ext 6 or email at [email protected].

Upcoming PRC EAST Rain Barrel & Garden Workshops

STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND RAIN BARREL WEBINARS

PRC and the Eastern Delaware County Stormwater Collaborative are hosting two free Rain Barrel and Stormwater Management Webinars followed by next day contactless rain barrel pick-ups.

Attendees will learn about the problems associated with stormwater runoff, ways to conserve water in their homes, and watershed friendly landscaping techniques.   The workshop will also cover the basics of how to install and maintain a rain barrel.

Rain barrels will be provided to the first 50 registrants for each webinar.

Upcoming Webinar and Rain Barrel Pick-up Dates:

Morton
Webinar: May 18, 2020 at 6:30 PM
Rain Barrel Pick-up: May 19, 2020 from 3 -6 PM at Morton Borough Hall Parking Lot

Register Here

In order to receive a rain barrel, you must attend the webinar and be able to pick-up the rain barrel on May 19, 2020 from 3 – 6 PM. To promote social distancing, pick-up time slots will be offered every 30 minutes from 3 – 6 PM. A link to sign-up for one of the time slots will provided with your registration confirmation.

Yeadon
Webinar: June 2, 2020 at 6:30 PM
Rain Barrel Pick-up: June 3, 2020 from 3-6 PM at Kerr Field across from Yeadon Public Works Yard

Register Here

In order to receive a rain barrel, you must attend the webinar and be able to pick-up the rain barrel on May 19, 2020 from 3 – 6 PM. To promote social distancing, pick-up time slots will be offered every 30 minutes from 3 – 6 PM. A link to sign-up for one of the time slots will provided with your registration confirmation.

Workshops are free, but registration is required.

Use the links above for online registration.

You may also call 610-353-1555