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RAIN BARREL WORKSHOP

  • Madjax Maker Force 515 East Main Street Muncie, IN, 47305 United States (map)

Join MadJax in partnership with the Muncie Sanitary District for a hands-on, make-and-take rain barrel workshop. Participants will learn how rain barrels help conserve water, reduce runoff, and support a more sustainable local ecosystem while assembling a functional barrel to take home.

By the end of the session, you’ll leave with a ready-to-use rain barrel and the knowledge to put it to work at your home or garden.

Meet your instructors: LAURA BOWLEY AND COURTNEY PRUITT of MUNCIE SANITARY DISTRICT

Laura is the Surveillance Supervisor of Bureau of Water Quality and Courtney is the Stormwater Compliance Inspector.

 

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