CONSERVE WATER GEORGIA
More Information on the waterSmart Landscape Challenge
Bryan Square on Hutchinson Island is getting a facelift thanks to the waterSmart Landscape Challenge, sponsored by the city of Savannah and the waterSmart program of the Environmental Protection Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
Thirteen landscape designers and architects from around the state have submitted designs for a sustainable, water-efficient garden for the site. A panel of judges including staff of the Chatham County Metropolitan Planning Commission, UGA Cooperative Extension, and the City of Savannah, as well as members of the Savannah Tree Foundation and Friends of Oatland Island narrowed the pool down to three finalists. The public will be able to vote on their favorite garden design at www.waterSmartgardenvote.com beginning April 13 – May 8, 2009.
The winning landscape designer will be awarded a $35,000 contract with the city of Savannah to install their garden in Bryan Square.
For more information, see below.
Press Release
The waterSmart Landscape Challenge is financed in part through a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under provisions of Section 319(h) of the Federal Clean Water Act of 1987, as amended.