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Explore Wheaton Rainscapes

Take a self-guided tour of rainscapes in Montgomery County this Saturday.

How much do you know about watersheds in Montgomery County? Part of protecting these watershed is reducing stormwater pollution, which is the goal of the Montgomery County RainScapes program. This Saturday, from 9 a.m. to noon, the program is offering a self-guided tour of different rainscapes around the county.

The tour features landscaping projects on both public and private property that demonstrate how to help protect streams from runoff water pollution.

Two stops on the RainScapes 2012 tour are in Wheaton: at the Wheaton Triangle and on Arcola Avenue. See the annotated map for more details about what to expect at each place.

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GreenWheaton, , held its ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Wheaton Triangle Conservation Landscape Garden last June.

For more information, visit the RainScapes Program on the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection website.

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