Join Friends of the Lower Olentangy Watershed and Sierra Club for a 6-week course and learn how to protect our streams by making your yard healthier, more beautiful and safer for your family. Topics include rain barrels, rain gardens, composting, low-impact lawn care, and backyard habitat.

Course dates:

• Section A: Thursday evenings, from 6:30 to 8:30 PM, May 28 to July 2

• Section B: Monday evenings, from 6:30 to 8:30 PM, July 20 to August 24

Registration for section A begins on April 30 and for section B on June 30. No registrations will be accepted prior to those dates. Based on previous years’ experience, we expect that the demand for this course will be high, and registrations will be processed in the order in which they are received. To be placed on a registration reminder list, please contact .

A $55 fee course fee will cover six demonstration workshops and all written materials. The fee will be due within two weeks of registration. Participants who complete all six workshops will receive discount and cost share coupons with a value that exceeds the course fee. The cost share coupons may be applied to implementing any of the practices covered in the course, including rain barrels, rain gardens, composters, and native plantings.