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Another Raingarden in the Stratton Meadows Neighborhood!

Installed in 2025

The Fountain Creek Watershed District (FCWD) and its partners installed another residential raingarden in the Stratton Meadows neighborhood of Colorado Springs in June 2025. The project was funded by Generation Wild and People and Pollinators Network, and installed by FCWD Staff, Hey Neighbors staff, and neighbors.

About Stratton Meadows

Stratton Meadows is a diverse neighborhood consisting of single-family residential homes and affordable housing apartment complexes with a high population of underserved residents. The implementation of this garden will showcase their numerous benefits including improved water quality, reduced runoff volumes, beautification, and support of pollinator habitat. This pilot project could build into a much grander scale program in the future. As one of Colorado's fastest-growing regions, water conservation and water quality protection are greatly needed in our watershed. Raingardens are a proven tool to protect watershed health for Fountain Creek residents and our downstream neighbors throughout the Arkansas Valley. In addition to stormwater management and water quality benefits, raingardens beautify properties and provide numerous ecosystem services. For more information on raingardens check out this page.

Photos from  installation day
A whiteboard at the "3rd Station Meadows Planting Party" with tasks for digging, planting, and mulching, plus name tags and party favors.
A group of people posing outdoors with shovels and hats, at the Stratton Meadows raingarden neighborhood planting event.
A child is gardening, using a wheelbarrow filled with soil, surrounded by plants.
Photo taken from under a covered porch of people planting in a garden with potted plants and gardening tools, near a street with parked cars.
People planting in a garden with a shovel and gardening tools, near a street with parked cars.
A group of people stand in front of a house, posing together after gardening or landscaping work in the yard.
A whiteboard at the "3rd Station Meadows Planting Party" with tasks for digging, planting, and mulching, plus name tags and party favors.
A group of people posing outdoors with shovels and hats, at the Stratton Meadows raingarden neighborhood planting event.
A child is gardening, using a wheelbarrow filled with soil, surrounded by plants.
Photo taken from under a covered porch of people planting in a garden with potted plants and gardening tools, near a street with parked cars.
People planting in a garden with a shovel and gardening tools, near a street with parked cars.
A group of people stand in front of a house, posing together after gardening or landscaping work in the yard.

 

Interested in pursuing a watershed community project with the District? Contact fountainckdist@gmail.com.