LINCOLN COMMUNITY CENTER Opening Late Fall 2026

The Lincoln Community Center Rain Garden

We are so excited!

We are excited!  The entrance to the Community Center will be graced with a flourishing Rain Garden.  The concept of a Rain Garden – an area where runoff from the building’s roofs can nourish a variety of plants – has always been in the plans but was removed when it was considered too expensive.  Now it has been revived by the contributions of very generous donors. 

We express deep thanks to the von Mertens Family, who have donated funds to the town to support this valuable resource for the Community Center. 

Rain Gardens are a simple, and environmentally natural way, to deal with the runoff from roofs, walkways, and other hard surfaces.   The Community Center Rain Garden, will be located close to the main entry door, and will fill with a few inches of water after rain, and then filter the water into the surrounding soil, reducing run off and recharging the ground water.  The need for irrigation will be reduced and water will be conserved.

The Rain Garden will be built with a variety of deep-rooted native, seasonal plantings that are colorful such as Iris, lobelia, bee balm, black-eyed Susan and asters as well as flowering shrubs such as winterberry and holly. The greenery will be designed to soften the façade of the building and create a welcoming entrance for all, as people approach the building.