http://colecreek.org Stream of Consciousness Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:48:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en May 18, 2010, was planting day at Nathan Hale Middle School for the new Hale Horticulture class. The project was funded by a 2009 mini-grant from The Cole Creek Project. Read more about it here. http://colecreek.org/2010/06/14/nathan-hale-takes-learning-outside/ Is there a better way to manage your yard? The City of Omaha is offering a series of workshops on how to create and maintain rain gardens and other sustainable landscapes in March. Participants will learn the ins and outs from experts in the fields of landscape horticulture, soil science ... http://colecreek.org/2010/02/18/green-garden-workshops/ The 2009 construction season on Cole Creek has come to a close. A lot has happened in the past 12 months, both on site and in the community. For a look back on all that's been accomplished, visit the news releases section of www.colecreek.org. Happy Holidays! http://colecreek.org/2009/12/10/happy-holidays/ If you've been wondering what's happening in Orchard Park lately, wonder no more. Three interpretive signs outlining the goals of The Cole Creek Project have been installed at the project site. The first explains how the use of native plants is a great way to conserve water, add color and ... http://colecreek.org/2009/09/28/interpretive-signs-installed/ The Cole Creek Project will be participating in this year's World O! Water festival for kids and adults Sunday, Sept. 13. This free event will be held from noon to 4:00pm at the Papio-Missouri River Natural Resource District's Natural Resources Center at Wehrspann Lake, 154th Street and Giles Road. It ... http://colecreek.org/2009/08/26/world-o-water/ [caption id="attachment_291" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Photographer Damian Dan Montez recently captured this garden activity."][/caption] The bioretention gardens in Orchard Park will be featured in an upcoming tour of stormwater management projects in the metro. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Stormwater Work Group is sponsoring a Green Infrastructure for Stormwater Management Tour Friday, Aug. ... http://colecreek.org/2009/07/17/tour-stop/ Two neighborhood associations and one middle school in the Benson-Ames Alliance (B-AA) are the recipients of 2009 mini-grants from The Cole Creek Project. The mini-grant program, part of the project's community outreach component, has awarded $1,000.00 to three projects that address stormwater management or water conservation in the B-AA. They are: Clairmont ... http://colecreek.org/2009/07/09/mini-grants-awarded/ Work on returning the curve to Cole Creek is under way. Last week, crews began work on the stream restoration phase of the project. This phase will restore the creek's more natural flow, create pools and riffles to slow the flow of water, and create buffer strips along the banks to ... http://colecreek.org/2009/07/07/stream-restoration-phase-begins/ A new neighborhood association is forming in the Benson-Ames Alliance. The Orchard Park/Hartman Neighborhood Association will hold an organizational meeting Monday, July 13, at Hartman Elementary School, 5530 N. 66th St., beginning at 6:30pm. The tentative boundaries of the new association are 60th to 66th and Hartman to Camden. All those ... http://colecreek.org/2009/06/25/organizational-meeting-july-13/ The planting of the bioretention gardens is under way. The gardens have been designed to capture rainfall runoff, allowing it to soak into the ground - where it can be stored for plant use - or slowly filter into Cole Creek. Here's a list of what will be going into ... http://colecreek.org/2009/05/18/the-plants-the-plants/