In 2009, PEC completed the Pine Creek Watershed Implementation Plan, which made recommendations on how to reduce the impact of urbanization on the watershed.  One of the recommendations was to reduce the flow volume reduction through green infrastructure.  In 2011, PEC was awarded a grant from DEP to implement a green infrastructure project – the installation of a rain garden – at the Shaler municipal building. 

The 2,350 square foot rain garden was completed in Sept. 2011. It was designed to capture runoff from 3,000 sq.ft. of rooftop and 7,000 sq.ft. of lawn. It has a capacity to hold 29,174 gallons of stormwater – enough for 1 year, 60 min. storm. The Shaler Rain Garden is planted with a variety of native trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants, including many plants attractive to pollinators.