Joe Holtrop, Clallam Conservation District executive director, explains how home gardeners can capture stormwater through the use of rain gardens at noon Thursday, Oct. 27, in the Clallam County commissioners meeting room of the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles.

This presentation is part of the Green Thumbs Garden Tips brown bag series sponsored by the WSU Clallam County Master Gardeners on the second and fourth Thursdays of every month in Port Angeles.

A rain garden is a shallow depression that collects, absorbs and filters runoff and efficiently supports an attractive landscape. This presentation explains how rain gardens provide multiple benefits to any landscape by reducing flooding and will detail how home gardeners can incorporate rain gardens into their landscapes to help manage stormwater.

Holtrop will identify site selection, critical planning, installing and maintenance steps, and what to plant in a rain garden.

Holtrop has an undergraduate and master’s degree in landscape architecture and a master’s degree in adult education. He has been giving presentations, leading workshops and teaching courses on sustainable landscaping for 27 years.

The educational series provides home gardeners with education on gardening topics relevant to planting and maintaining sustainable gardens and landscapes in Clallam County.

Attendees may bring a lunch. The presentations are free and open to the public. However, donations to help offset copying costs for handouts are accepted. For more information, call 565-2679.