The City of Westlake and the Westlake Watershed Group are hosting its Eighth Annual Rain and Garden Show on Saturday, April 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Market Square in Crocker Park, 239 Market Street, Westlake. The event is free and open to the public.
Families of all ages will enjoy a variety of vendors, demonstrations and exhibitors. The more than 40 vendors and exhibitors include Drink Local, Drink Tap, the Lorain County Beekeepers Association, Aqua Doc, Don Mould’s Plantation, Good Nature Organic Lawn Care and more.
The Kid Zone is open from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. and includes a face painter, balloon clown and special
guest star, Michael Roy of Cirque du Papier. Additionally, the first 100 kids will receive free gift totes.
The purpose of the Rain and Garden Show is to raise awareness within the local community about the
importance of keeping our waterways clean and sustainable. All stormwater flows directly into Lake
Erie untreated.
“We’re proud to offer such an important event to the Northeast Ohio community,” says Robert P. Kelly,
P.E., Director of Engineering, City of Westlake. “Clean and sustainable waterways are everyone’s
responsibility. The Rain and Garden Show provides a great opportunity for education and dialogue
about our local ecosystem.”
The City of Westlake’s storm drainage watershed consists of seven major streams and creeks that
eventually discharge to Lake Erie: Cahoon, Porter, Schwartz, Sperry, Wilhelmy, Wischmeyer and Wolf.
These creeks have about 150 miles of storm sewers that collect rain from developed areas like parking
lots, roadways and buildings.
The Westlake Rain and Garden Show is presented by the Westlake Engineering Department and the
Westlake Watershed Group, a volunteer citizen committee that includes Westlake residents, members
of local businesses and City employees. The Westlake Watershed Group is looking for new members.
More information about the Rain and Garden Show can be found at cityofwestlake.org/Go-Green.
