Rain Gardens United

Since 2015, Rain Gardens United has been bringing back beauty, resiliency and biodiversity to our neighbourhoods.

[Rain Gardens United @RGU_Toronto]

Happy #WorldWaterDay!! 💧🌊💦

[UN-Water @UN_Water]

Groundwater has always been critically important to human society and ecosystems, but it hasn’t been fully recognized. Groundwater must be at the heart of sustainable development policymaking. #WorldWaterDay https://t.co/pw6ql7zEg7

[Rain Gardens United @RGU_Toronto]

Ever wondered how a rain garden is built? Intimidated by the process?

We are here to help! Check out our in-house step-by-step manual on our website to learn how to build your very own rain garden.

https://t.co/9htQYfzyET

[Rain Gardens United @RGU_Toronto]

@CentennialEDU

[Rain Gardens United @RGU_Toronto]

Seen here are Centennial College's Samantha Corway (Sustainability Manager) and Dr. Craig Stephenson (President & CEO) with the RGU contingent of Cat Sobotta, Nobi Nakamura and Marc Yamaguchi. In case you missed it, Cat gave a sensational webinar on Gardening for Climate Change!

[Rain Gardens United @RGU_Toronto]

(https://t.co/Fg65jqqf3i)

#CCSustainability

[Rain Gardens United @RGU_Toronto]

U of T Dani Kwon-Lafond dared Marc to "bring it" as the campus farm in Scarborough took to planting for the spring. Brother Nature, Issac Crosby (https://t.co/StBFxJK513) co-led along with Dr. Béatrice Lego (https://t.co/IlY2G6gKct) and Marc make room for spuds and garlic cloves!

[Rain Gardens United @RGU_Toronto]

@TOtrees

[Rain Gardens United @RGU_Toronto]

@CentennialEDU's Story Arts Centre welcomed Samantha Corway's volunteer troop including 4 RGU members. @TOtrees, MPS, provided some guidance as well as @NateHorowitz . Even @CentennialPres joined planters in this @PollinateTO and @WWF enabled intervention and celebration!

[Rain Gardens United @RGU_Toronto]

#ccsustainability

[Rain Gardens United @RGU_Toronto]

A terrific group shot of the volunteer task force!

#CCSustainability

@LiveGreenTO @WWFCanada @CentennialEDU @StoryArtsCentre @mpsPropertyServices @TOtrees

[Rain Gardens United @RGU_Toronto]

@MoncurPark @BradMBradford @TorontoPFR @TOtrees @LiveGreenTO

[Rain Gardens United @RGU_Toronto]

RGU's Nobi and Marc joined a volunteer crew of 25 organized by @TorontoPFR that went into the marshy north end of Moncur Park to bring more green.Never shy to roll up their sleeves, @BradMBradford Bradford and Friends Of Moncur Park advocate, Kirsty Pazek-Smith joined in the fun

[Rain Gardens United @RGU_Toronto]

Rain gardens are happy today!

[Rain Gardens United @RGU_Toronto]

The rain garden renewal on the Lakeshore couldn't have been better planned.

Raindrop Gardening (https://t.co/dJxqqnoxlc) was right on cue, and RGU's Nobi Nakamura was there to capture the system at work.

[Rain Gardens United @RGU_Toronto]

@TOtrees @CentennialEDU @StoryArtsCentre https://t.co/MGcr8hNuwS

[Rain Gardens United @RGU_Toronto]

Enabled in part by @TOTrees through an Urban Forestry Grant, @CentennialEDU has put some muscle into their tree and pollinator offerings @StoryArtsCentre campus. Listen to RGU Board Director and Spruce Lab Project Manager, Cat Sobotta in a very colourful webinar! (link below)

[Rain Gardens United @RGU_Toronto]

Happy Monday! The sun has been shining bright today, which reminds us of this lovely garden the features honey bee houses made by the home owner. Enjoy some photos of this outstanding garden and pollinator habitat.🐝🌱

[CP24 @CP24]

Thunderstorm could drop 50mm of rain on Toronto in a single hour
https://t.co/nJwzVgKQEX

[Rain Gardens United @RGU_Toronto]

Great news from Germany! "Germany's constitutional court sided with 9 young Germans against their government. The court agreed the country's landmark climate legislation, put too much of a burden on future generations and didn't take enough responsibility in the present."

[Rain Gardens United @RGU_Toronto]

Toronto is looking at pulling the stormwtr fee out of our water bills to make perpetrators of overland flooding accountable, and those of us who have less impermeable surfaces made to pay less.

https://t.co/cbZLqZAORV