Learn to assemble a 55 gallon rain barrel that you can take home!
In a partnership with the Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE), the City of Newport Waterworks Department, and the City of Newport News Recycling Office, The Mariners’ Museum and Park are offering rain barrel workshops! Participants will be guided through 55-gallon rain barrel assembly and able to take home a finished product in each two-hour workshop. Cost is ​$60 per 55-gallon rain barrel. ​Pre-registration is required, and registration is generally limited to 25 participants per workshop. To register, visit the Newport News Master Gardeners website or call the Newport News VCE office at (757) 591-4838.