Red Oak Rain Garden is campus’ environmental demonstration landscape built by and for students, incorporating equitable design principles. Located next to dormitories and well-traveled pathways, it serves as an immersive educational tool, highlighting the role rain gardens play in managing stormwater, safeguarding water quality, and nurturing ecosystems. This project includes interpretive signage to tell that story, including Braille and multi-language audio tours, and vegetation enhancements that revitalize spots affected by two years of drought. With these enhancements, the rain garden can continue to be a student respite that serves as a model for campus sustainable landscapes.

This proposal directly funds:
1. Signage Equipment
2. Replacement and Enhancement Plants
3. Soil Amendments