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Hey Guys,

Team LEAF has been busy, getting back to school and balancing the project...sorry it's been a couple days, but we want to keep you up to speed!

So on Tuesday after school two of our team members attended the ShowMe Rain Gardens meeting at Alberici Headquarters. We joined about ten other experts in different areas concerning or related to the environment. For instance, a member of the Missouri Department of Conservation was there, a member from the Metropolitan Saint Louis sewer district, a member of the Saint Louis County Government, an Alberici representative, a member of Greenscape gardens, a wholesale perennial grower, a member of the Shaw Nature reserve, and a couple more. We introduced ourselves in the meeting and also stayed to listen in. We will be serving as Rain Garden ambassadors and volunteers for the program, whose website will launch this May. This is most exciting news for the team.

Many local community members have also gotten back to us. A couple of Ladue residents are interested in installing a rain garden this season and have contacted us as a resource and possible work force. We look forward to helping with design and installation. The weather has also been getting a great deal warmer, so it seems we will be playing in the dirt again very soon.

Our principal also officially endorsed Team LEAF, its efforts, and its goal to install solar panels at the high school....this information is on the website but I don't think we have addressed it on the blog yet. All of your support goes to environmentally friendly efforts!

More later this week. Follow us on twitter too! TeamLEAF and Team LEAF1.

Oh, and heads up, MSD is selling rain gardens to St. Louis community members. They are going for $45 a barrel and there is a limit to 4 per household. Help harness some of the water and save on your water bill! Don't forget to build a rain garden.

happy planting,

Team LEAF