The local portion of the national water conservation project “Roll Out the Rain Barrel” is now taking registrations for barrel reservations.

Students in the Home Horticulture course at FHSU will be constructing rain barrels (55 gal) for the public on Thursday, April 9 in Hays at the KSU Agricultural Research Center. The barrels will be ready for pick up from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 9th, at the KSU Agricultural Research Center, 1232 240th Ave. The rain barrels are available for $26 each; purchashes are limited to 4 barrels per address.

Pre-registration is preferred. Registration forms are available at: http://www.kcare.ksu.edu/doc4404.ashx However, students will be making extra barrels, which will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis. Checks must be payable to the Ellsworth County Conservation District.

Home Horticulture students at FHSU have made barrels for the rain barrel project since 2009. Their involvement is a service-learning project component of their course work.

For more information, contact Stacie Minson, KSU Watershed Specialist at 785-628-3295 or visit: http://www.fhsu.edu/agriculture/rain-barrels-s2015/