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The Rain Catchers Program emphasizes clean water and lake/stream-friendly neighborhoods through the establishment of rain gardens and use of rain barrels.

Visit the Rain Catcher Website to see how many rain gardens and rain barrels there are in Central New York.

• View a town-by-town tally to see which communities catch the most rain
• Tour the online photo album of area rain gardens and rain barrels
• Learn more about designing, installing and maintenace of rain gardens
• Find out how to build or install your own rain barrel
• Submit your rain garden or rain barrel into the "Rain Catcher Inventory"

Rain Catcher News in the Skaneateles Lake Watershed-

	Local residents help to review 5 different rain barrel models. For an overview of the barrels on trial, click here. (May-Sept 2008) Coming Soon: Final Results and Resident's Reviews!
	Skaneateles Garden Club awards Community Beautification Award to Water Department rain garden (August 2007)
	Students from the Onondaga Earth Corps excavate and plant the rain garden at Creekside Books and Coffee (July 2007)
	Rain Garden Demonstration Garden is installed at the City of Syracuse Water Department. Workshop participants help to plant the perrenial flowers. (June 2007)

Have a rain garden or barrel of your own? Let us know! Send us a picture or description and enter your rain garden or barrel in the Rain Catcher Tally!