Rain Garden Installations

Volunteer Opportunity

Rain gardens divert water from manmade surfaces into gardens planted with native shrubs, grasses, flowers, layered soil, and sand, which together work to filter out harmful stormwater pollutants.

In 2025, we are installing residential rain gardens throughout New Haven and Hamden and are looking for volunteers to help!

Tuesday, June 17, New Haven, 9:30am-3pm
Wednesday, June 18 – Tentative Install Date
Thursday, June 19 – Tentative Install Date
Monday, June 23, Hamden, 9:30am-3pm
Tuesday, June 24, Hamden, 9:30am-3pm
Tuesday, July 1, New Haven, 9:30am-3pm

PLEASE NOTE: We encourage you to sign up for the day(s) that best fit your schedule. Some homeowners have not yet confirmed their rain garden installation date with us, so there is a chance you may be reassigned. We’ll keep you updated as plans are finalized and appreciate your support!

Questions

Contact Lys Gant, Watershed Stewardship Coordinator, at agant@savethesound.org, or Nicole Davis, Watersheds Project Manager, at ndavis@savethesound.org.

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