04/04/2024
Come check out the new rain catchment structure for the rain barrel at the Teaneck Creek Conservancy. Sprout made entirely from reclaimed materials and wood harvested from fallen trees in the park.
Once upon a time this beautiful park was the Teaneck garbage dump so it seemed fitting to use some left behind debris for a new project. The conservancy strives to be a as sustainable as possible while establishing the wetlands habitat.
The posts were hand split and carved from a fallen choke cherry tree (Prunus serotina), 50% of the lumber was left behind from the restoration, 50% was from junked oak pallets. The roof was pulled out from one of the ponds by the W**d Warriors, the concrete bases and a piece of the gutter were from past projects in the park. The only things we brought in were screws, one piece of gutter, an elbow and metal bases for the posts to rest on.
The project was sponsored by the Jack Flamholz Water Sustainability Project, who also provided both of our rain barrels.
