Rain garden filters runoff, inspires minds – Thumbs Up – NewsObserver.com

Students at Combs Elementary School in Raleigh have planted a garden that has both beauty and a purpose.

PTA parent and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist John Ann Shearer helps students plant cinnamon ferns, wildflowers and blueberry shrubs in a new rain garden on the Combs Elementary school campus. The rain garden will treat stormwater runoff from the school's parking lot before it enters nearby Simmons Branch.

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