This GivingTuesday, make a lasting impact with the Red Oak Rain Garden!

by C. Eliana Brown, RORG Director Did you know the Red Oak Rain Garden isn’t just a beautiful community space—it’s also beneficial to our majestic red oak? Before the rain garden existed, the oak had “wet feet” during storms, preventing it from thriving. People passing through also used to experience wet feet as rainwater floodedContinueContinue reading “This GivingTuesday, make a lasting impact with the Red Oak Rain Garden!”

A Wheel Bug’s Life at RORG

Traipsing through the jungle of sedges, climbing among wildflowers, or buzzing loudly by, the North American Wheel Bug (Arilus cristatus) is a prehistoric-looking insect you might spot in our rain garden during warmer months, aptly named for the wheel-like armor on its back. Approaching four years of my regular visiting of RORG, I can safelyContinueContinue reading “A Wheel Bug’s Life at RORG”