It’s not too early to start thinking about landscaping projects that can help manage stormwater. The city’s Rainwater Rewards program offers funding and technical guidance to residential property owners who install projects that do at least one of the following:

• Protect and restore stormwater by capturing pollutants in rainwater runoff
• Increase the watershed’s ability to store water
• Preserve and restore native plant and wildlife communities
• Protect and preserve groundwater quality and quantity

Project examples include rain gardens, tree plantings, rain barrels, permeable pavement, green roofs and other innovative stormwater management practices.

Program benefits include cost share, guidance with management practices, selecting designers and contractors, and future planning. The program is available to residential properties in St. Louis Park. Applications are accepted year-round while funding remains.

To learn more, visit the Rainwater Rewards page.