Volunteer Information

Master Rain Gardener – the “Blue Thumb” Program

The Washtenaw County Rain Garden program has been building and planting rain gardens for 7 years, and in that time, we have learned a thing or two about what makes them successful.  Please come train with us to be a Master *Rain* Gardener.  Help us spread the word in the tradition of the MSU Extension’s Master Gardener program by becoming a Master Rain Gardener Volunteer. 

Rain Gardens clean and cool storm water so that our streams and rivers run clean.  It is a nonpoint solution for nonpoint source pollution.  Anyone can plant one in their own back yard. 

Master Rain Gardener Training Class

Thursday mornings 9:30am-12:30, March 1-29, 2012. 

Attendees must attend all five classes, and plant a rain garden to receive their Master Rain Gardener “Blue Thumb” certificate.

Location:  705 N. Zeeb, MSU Extension Classroom

Cost:  $60

Instructors:  Harry Sheehan, Shannan Gibb-Randall, RLA, Susan Bryan, MLA

Questions?   Bryans@ewashtenaw.org  or 734-730-9025

To register for the class, send:   

• A check made out to Washtenaw County to the address below.
• A short paragraph answering two questions:  1) What kind of gardener are you?  2) Why do you want to become a Master Rain Gardener?

Rain Gardens c/o Susan Bryan

Office of the Water Resources Commissioner