{"id":23642,"date":"2025-12-31T13:38:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T21:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=23642"},"modified":"2025-12-31T13:39:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T21:39:11","slug":"the-science-of-rain-gardens","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/event\/the-science-of-rain-gardens\/","title":{"rendered":"The Science of Rain Gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tribe-events-schedule tribe-clearfix\">\n\t<h2 class=\"tribe-events-schedule__datetime\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__date tribe-events-schedule__date--start\">\n\t\t\tFebruary 21\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--date\">\n\t\t\t\t @ \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--start\">\n\t\t\t\t11:00 am\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t &#8211; \t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t12:00 pm\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Rain gardens are strategically placed depressions designed to capture and filter stormwater runoff. 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