Turn Back Time Inc. is a nature-based learning institution that was facing a flooding problem on one of their main walkways. We sought to build a rain garden in an area that would help drain excess water to make traversing the farm easier for students and teachers. After researching rain garden designs, native plants, and conducting many interviews, we created a rain garden on the property that addresses the flooding issue, serves as an educational tool for the children, and adds visual appeal to an otherwise uninteresting space.

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Creator

• Roesch, Margaret
• Wilson, Ethan
• Portugal, Ligia

Subject

• Sustainability
• Learning
• Environment
• Infrastructure
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042924-161120
• 122042

Keyword

• Native Plants
• Water Drainage
• Frogs
• Environmental Sustainability
• Rain Garden
• Green Infrastructure

Advisor

• Stoddard, Elisabeth Anne
• LeChasseur, Kimberly A.

Year

• 2024

Center

• Farm Stay Project Center (Massachusetts) - IQP

Sponsor

• Turn Back Time Inc.

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 4 - Quality Education
• 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities

Date created

• 2024-04-29

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-042924-161120

Rights statement

• In Copyright