Rain Garden at Pope Farm Conservancy

The Rain Garden at Pope Farm Conservancy is located near the lower parking lot on Old Sauk Road. It was created and donated by Adaptive Restoration LLC, and is currently maintained by Friends of Pope Farm Conservancy volunteers. This garden is about 900 square feet and includes over 20 species of prairie and wet prairie plants. Species that prefer moist conditions are located at the lowest point in the rain garden to soak up excess rain water runoff.

For more information about rain gardens and how you can create one in your yard, please visit the University of Wisconsin Extension’s website here: https://fyi.extension.wisc.edu/sewraingardens/   

The Wisconsin DNR also has a Rain Garden Guide for homeowners and landscapers here: https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Stormwater/documents/RainGardenManual.pdf