Help support local biodiversity
Plentiful resources available
Provides habitat for native species
Strengthens natural processes
Increased plant life results in better local air quality
Less pollution in water increases local water quality
Absorb 30% more rainwater into the ground*
Restores the groundwater supply
Traps up to 90% of chemicals and 80% of sediment from the rainwater runoff*
Prevent contaminated runoff from reaching local creeks
Preventing contaminated runoff from creeks helps keep our water sources clean
Additionally, preventing runoff allows a creek's dry and wet seasons to flow as they typically flow, in a more sustainable and predictable way
Emits 30% less carbon emissions than Grey Infrastructure*
As a system only emits 5% of carbon dioxide*
The above-ground plant inhale carbon dioxide and help clean the atmosphere
Noise reduction
Improved air quality
Local climate control
Biodiversity
Pollination
Visual amenity
*“What Is a Rain Garden?” Cincinnati Master Rain Gardener Program, https://www.cincyraingardener.org/what-is-a-rain-garden.html#:~:text=Compared%20to%20a%20conventional%20lawn,to%20soak%20into%20the%20ground.&text=Plants%20and%20soils%20help%20absorb,sediments%20from%20the%20rainwater%20runoff.
*Adaptation to Climate Change Team, Simon Fraser University. “Low Carbon Resilience Case Study – North Vancouver Rain Gardens.” Canada Commons, Adaptation to Climate Change Team, Simon Fraser University, 30 Dec. 2021, https://canadacommons.ca/artifacts/2070214/low-carbon-resilience-case-study/2825505/.