Rain gardens were featured on Morning edition, along with the 12,000 Rain Garden campaign.

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When most people hear the phrase "water treatment plant," they think of industrial machinery, huge pipes, and sewers. But Stacey Gianas of Stewardship Partners thinks of actual plants. As in growing. Potentially in your yard as in a "rain garden."

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A group of resident in the Northwest Neighborhood have something to "ooh la la" about with the installation of rain gardens at their homes.

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Sal goes international:
Alex Ko August 31st, 2011

This past weekend, Sal became an international celebrity. With the return of his brethren the pink salmon, Sal decided to make the journey northward to celebrate their home coming, at the Pink Salmon Festival on August 28th in Vancouver BC. There were a number of obstacles to the journey, namely getting a large salmon 180 miles north and back in a weekend, but Sal performed admirably, after some curious looks from border patrol and questions about why a fish would migrate so far, Sal was able to make his way to Hadden Park for the event.

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"Rain gardens" have popped up in many neighborhoods around the Puget Sound as homeowners retrofit their properties to reduce runoff. Rain gardens are a new label for what used to be called bioswales or retention pools, said Dan McCain, of Storm Lake Growers. He has worked with the nonprofit Stewardship Partners in years past on similar projects.

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Stewardship Partners received $250,000 for the Snoqualmie Stewardship Program from Washington Department of Ecology.

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Stewardship Partners and their partnership with the Nisqually River Council was recognized in the New York Times for their impressive watershed-wide development of stewardship and conservation on the Nisqually River. They also mentioned the 12,000 rain garden campaign, and Eatonville’s commitment to take their stormwater out of sewers and put it back in natural eco-systems.

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The Seattle Times ran an Editorial co-written by Stewardship Partners executive director David Burger, and WSU extension’s rain garden expert Curt Moulton, on the value and utility of rain gardens in the Puget Sound. This was also an announcement of the 12,000 rain garden campaign, and a call for cleaner, healthier stormwater management.

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Boeing Volunteers restore Salmon Habitat:
River Current News May 5th, 2011

In recognition of Earth Day last month, over fifty volunteers from The Boeing Company helped to restore a half- mile section of river bank habitat at a Hmong flower farm near Carnation. On Saturday, April 16, from 10 a. m. to 2 p. m., the volunteers worked to help the farm come closer to achieving “ Salmon- Safe certification,” a kind of “ eco- label that is gaining national recognition and appears on a variety of products including wine, dairy, produce and fruit,” according to the Stewardship Partners, the group that organized the effort.

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2011 Rain Garden Classes Posted here

Spread the word and help protect Puget Sound by building a rain garden. Do you know where your downspout drains to?
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Stewardship Partners wants to share the support and recognition laid out in a recent Puyallup Herald editorial. Our partnership with the City of Puyallup and the neighborhood Rain Garden projects we have worked on in the past and are planning to expand in the months ahead is a great success story. Puyallup’s citizens and city officials have been leaders, serving as a model for the region by demonstrating the impact and value Rain Gardens provide. We are grateful for the editorial but do want to correct a few points: the city of Puyallup, not Stewardship Partners has funded two of the three neighborhood rain garden installations in Puyallup through grant funds. The City is looking for neighborhood residents in the 18th ST. SW area to install rain gardens, so interested residents should approach the City, at tparham@ci.puyallup.wa.us, 253-841-5556.

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Stewardship Partners has been selected for a $65,000 dollar grant from Boeing Global Corporate Citizenship to further advance the impact of their Puget Sound rain garden program. “We are thrilled to receive this generous grant which will be put to work immediately to continue educating the public and advancing rain garden construction throughout the region as part of our goal of creating 12,000 rain gardens,” said Stewardship Partners executive director David Burger.

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A firsthand account of Stewardship Partners first annual Summer Harvest Feast on the Farm.

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