Increasing wildfires around the world and documented severe drought—even in unexpected spots like Hawaii and the Southeast—emphasize the need to take steps to lower water use. Collecting rainwater in ...

Many people use rain barrels to conserve water and use rainwater to water their plants. Another great reason to have rain barrels is to collect the storm water running off the roof so it can’t cause ...

The lawn and landscape plants at Chris Bowron’s house stayed green this summer with water from his two 55-gallon rain barrels. Next spring, hundreds of Rochester households could have similar rain ...