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Rain Barrels make a difference

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Water conservation is a primary goal of Conservation Gardening, where we strive to manage rainwater where it falls–in your garden. Stormwater runoff creates many harmful impacts on the environment, including flooding, streambank erosion, and a dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico. Read more about Managing Rainwater in the Conservation Garden here, and also Resources for Water Conservation for the Conservation Garden.

Rain Barrels are an excellent way to begin to practice water conservation in your garden. Watch this video to see how easy it is to install a rain barrel:

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    About Carole Sevilla Brown

    Carole Sevilla Brown is a Conservation Biologist who firmly believes that wildlife conservation begins in your own back yard. Carole is an author, educator, speaker, and passionate birder, butterfly watcher,  and naturalist who travels around the country teaching people to garden sustainably, conserve natural resources, and create welcoming habitat for wildlife so that you will attract more birds, butterflies, pollinators and other wildlife.. She gardens for wildlife in Philadelphia, zone 6b, and created the philosophy of Ecosystem Gardening. Watch for her book Ecosystem Gardening, due out soon. Carole is managing editor of  Beautiful Wildlife Garden, and also  Native Plants and Wildlife Gardens. Follow Carole on twitter, @CB4wildlife and on Google+

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    1. Stormwater Management: City or Homeowner Responsibility? | Ecosystem Gardening says:
      10/08/2009 at 1:42 am

      [...] Rain barrels are easy to install, and provide a source of irrigation water that can be used during dry times. [...]

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    2. Top 10 Tips for Fighting climate Change in Your Ecosystem Garden | Ecosystem Gardening says:
      10/15/2009 at 3:09 pm

      [...] Install rain barrels for rainwater harvest. A warming climate will decrease available potable water. Capturing rainwater for garden irrigation will help eliminate your need for the use of clean drinking water for irrigation. [...]

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    3. Stormwater management resources for homeowners says:
      06/04/2010 at 10:27 pm

      [...] Rain barrels are easy to install, and provide a source of irrigation water that can be used during dry times. [...]

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