Neighborhood rain gardens protect environment, give military veterans jobs
/A city-wide project is helping to protect Lynnwood’s surface water while providing employment opportunities for military veterans.
Through a partnership with the Snohomish Conservation District, the City of Lynnwood completed its third year of installing rain gardens in residential neighborhoods. Since 2016, the city has been working to implement low-impact development projects and host hands-on workshops focusing on stormwater management, said the city’s Stormwater Technician Cameron Coronado.
“Stormwater pollution is the number-one source of pollution in the Puget Sound area,” Coronado said. “Stormwater collects oils, pet waste, heavy metals and other harmful stuff that pollutes surface waters.”
