Create a water pond

A water pond was created in the garden, it involved the gardeners and visitors for the realization, the neighborhood for consultation before realization and cooperation

Objetivos

What makes it a good practice or tool?

Coherence with environmental questions

Occasion of social mixing and promotion of the garden

Appropriation of the space

Materiales

Aplicación

Evaluación

Evaluation

Depending on the aims you choose for the project :

Biodiversity preservation: observation of species, eventually counting

Environmental education: number of persons participating in the workshops, production of an exhibition for the inauguration, evaluation questionnaire to be filled in by the participant of workshops or teacher of the classes involved

Group cohesion: interview with the participant about their feelings on the project, observation by the work supervisor

Communication/promotion: number of persons contacted at the occasion of the project, existing press  articles and communication in local TV, presence of the persons and the partners at the inauguration day

Consejos

Aims and Outcomes

Preservation of biodiversity

Environmental education

Creation of a privileged area for resting and being well inside the garden, appropriation by gardeners

Group cohesion: working together toward a common aim

Communication/promotion: the consultation of the neighborhood was necessary  (to anticipate frog and mosquito nuisances) and was an occasion to communicate about the existence of the gardens, its aims and activities