Michael Merrill

Many farmers are eligible for programs provided under the 2002 Farm Bill and farmers are encouraged to contact the Northern Rhode Island Conservation District or Michael Merrill, District Conservationist for USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service.
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... or e-mail Providence County District Conservationist Michael Merrill: Michael.Merrill@ri.usda.gov

Michael Merrill District Conservationist for NRICD US Department of Agriculture

Mike MerrillGLCI State CoordinatorSoil Conservationist60 Quaker Lane, Suite 46Warwick, RI 02886-0111Phone: (401) 828-1300Fax: (401) 828-0433

Michael Merrill, district conservationist for the USDA, says the idea behind a rain garden is to create a natural filter for rainwater before it reaches storm drains, gullies and other conveyances that deliver it to marine ecosystems.The important thing isn't so much the type of plants chosen for the garden, so long as they thrive, but where the garden is positioned, and whether the soil drains properly.

"That's probably the trickiest part about the rain garden is the topography," he says.
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Merrill agrees.

"Individuals can do this and make a contribution to cleaning up the Blackstone River," he said.