A how-to manual to assist homeowners in building rain gardens is available from the Elkhart County Soil and Water Conservation District. Their office is located in the Elkhart County Fair Grounds at 17746-B, C.R. 34, Goshen.
The manual explains how to construct a rain garden and also offers planting designs and planting lists for several different locations.
Web sites for more information are www.stormwaterelkco.org and www.elkcoswcd.org, and a phone number for SWCD is 574-533-3630, Extension 3. The e-mail address for Stormwater Coordinator Eric Kurtz is eric.kurtz@in.nacdnet.net.
