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If you find yourself in downtown Wilmington some rainy day, drop by Gregory Elementary School and have a look at one of the first Bottom Empowerment Group rain gardens installed by Cape Fear River Watch and the North Carolina Cooperative Extension. A year after it’s installation the plants have taken root, the rough edges have rounded and it’s starting to look – if not like it’s always been there – like it’s supposed to be there.

This particular raingarden keeps polluted water from the school’s parking lot from running off into Burnt Mill Creek. Look for it on Ann St. between 11th and 12th.