$2,000 Grants For St. Louis Homeowners

Olivette, Missouri residents can now apply for up to $2,000 in grants to help change their landscape in a way that improves storm-water management. The "rainscaping" initiative is designed to help residents plant???(R)???AE'?N????e'?N,A+native vegetation and other modifications that limits rainwater runoff into nearby waterways.

The Deer Creek Watershed Alliance is a partnership between the???(R)???AE'?N????e'?N,A+Missouri Botanical Garden, the???(R)???AE'?N????e'?N,A+Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, this area's office of the???(R)???AE'?N????e'?N,A+Environmental Protection Agency,???(R)???AE'?N????e'?N,A+the???(R)???AE'?N????e'?N,A+Missouri Department of Natural Resources???(R)???AE'?N????e'?N,A+and the Mabel Dorn Reeder Foundation. The group has $200,000 to spend on the initiative.

Residents of Brentwood, Clayton, Creve Coeur, Des Peres, Frontenac, Kirkwood, Ladue, Maplewood, Olivette, Richmond Heights, Rock Hill, University City, Warson Woods and Webster Groves will be eligible for payouts ranging from $500 to $2,000.

Staci Arnold, a representative of the Deer Creek Watershed Alliance, said all Olivette residents would be eligible for the program, regardless of whether the resident's home actually lies in the watershed. The program will be marketed to Olivette residents, and a "rainscaping" guide will be made available, in addition to workshops and webinars. stlmsd.com/home