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Rain gardens are a powerful tool for stopping runoff

By Charity Nebbe,

Published March 19, 2022 at 7:00 AM CDT

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Water quality is a problem in Iowa, and stormwater runoff is a contributor. The good news is that home gardeners have the power to make positive change in many different ways. One of the most powerful is by planting a rain garden.

In this episode of Talk of Iowa, host Charity Nebbe talks with urban conservationist Jennifer Welch about rain garden benefits. Iowa State University Extension horticulturist Aaron Steil also joins the conversation to answer questions.

Guests:

Jennifer Welch, urban conservationist, Polk Soil and Water Conservation District
Aaron Steil, consumer horticulture specialist, Iowa State University Extension

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Charity Nebbe

Charity Nebbe is IPR's Talk of Iowa host. She also hosts IPR's podcasts Garden Variety and Unsettled. Since 2010, Nebbe has interviewed, conversed with, and shared ideas from guests of all backgrounds and locations, and has helped listeners better understand, appreciate, and explore their state and the world around them. Nebbe has a bachelors degree from Iowa State University.

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Katherine Perkins

Katherine Perkins is IPR's Executive Producer of Talk Shows and Program Director for News/Talk. Since 2014, Perkins has managed the broadcast schedule and sound of the news and information service of Iowa Public Radio, as well as has directed the long-term planning and oversight for IPR's talk shows, Talk of Iowa and River to River. Perkins has a masters degree from Sangamon State University (now the University of Illinois – Springfield).

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Rain gardens are a powerful tool for stopping runoff

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