Happy Holidays
December 10th, 2009The 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!
Interpretive Signs Installed
September 28th, 2009
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 attract wildlife. The second explains how the project’s two bioretention gardens work, capturing and cleansing stormwater runoff before it enters Cole Creek. The third explains the current construction under way at the project site, which is returning the curve to Cole Creek. For more information about the project, call 402.554.4010.
World O! Water
August 26th, 2009The 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 will feature music by Mike Mennard, prizes and drawings, demonstrations, canoeing, kid’s science experiments, water education, games, entertainment and free food (while supplies last). For more info, visit www.worldowater.com.
Tour Stop
July 17th, 2009
Photographer Damian Dan Montez recently captured this garden activity.
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. 7. The event, which kicks off at the Douglas/Sarpy Extension Office, 8015 W. Center Road, will run from 9:00am to 4:00pm. Registration begins at 8:30am.
The tour is open to landscape designers and contractors, master gardeners, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension staff and anyone interested in the design/construction/maintenance of rain gardens, bioretention gardens, porous paving and other green infrastructure solutions to stormwater management.
For more information, contact Kelly Feehan at kfeehan2@unl.edu or 402.563.4901.
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