Walk & Talk - Visit to a functioning domestic Rain Garden
Bí URBAN has been funded by the Local Area Water Programme to develop a nature-based solution for urban runoff. The NatureRx Rain Garden Pilot will slow down the flow of rainwater using a simple community-based intervention. By diverting urban rainwater from residential rooftops into purpose built rain gardens we will diminish the overflow into storm drains that leads to the pollution of our water-courses.
As with all nature based solutions this project has been designed to address multiple urban issues. In addition to diverting rainwater these purpose built gardens will:
· Create green spaces in otherwise sterile cement yards, increasing levels of well-being
· Provide a connection to nature and horticultural opportunities for participants.
· Increase habitat for urban pollinators and wildlife.
· Act as a carbon sink
The NatureRx Rain Garden Pilot to develop a template and the data necessary to scale up the project and make a significant impact on water management in the city while creating enhanced levels of biodiversity and livability.
We believe our Rain Garden Pilot project will demonstrate that collective citizen-lead climate action can have a significant impact on urban problems and that creative partnerships with nature will lead our cities toward a healthier, greener and more sustainable future.
Participants will meet at Bí URBAN at noon to join the tour.
Speakers
Kaethe Burt-O'Dea - Creative Director Bí URBAN
Thomas Carolan - Local Areas Water Programme - Community Water Officer - Midlands and East
Registration Link
Bí URBAN Rain Garden Project Page:
https://www.biurban.ie/rain-garden-project
EVENTBRITE Booking for NatureRx Rain Garden Pilot Walk & Talk - Visit to a functioning domestic Rain Garden
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/nature-rx-rain-garden-pilot-tour-tickets-172770139137
Contact the Organiser
Bí URBAN, 3 Manor Street, Stoneybatter, D07 X054 - biurbanstudios@gmail.com
Kaethe Burt-O'Dea - 087 2444185