Furman Lake Restoration Images

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  Rain garden construction

  Furman students and staff install a rain garden with a grant from the National Wildlife federation. Rain gardens are deep depressions filled with layers of sand and gravel. Plants tolerant of drought and flooding are used to filter the water contained in the garden. After a storm event, water is held in the garden and percolates more slowly and naturally into the lake.

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  Signs of erosion

  Banks along the Furman Lake in 2006, prior to revegetation. Lack of shoreline vegetation, as seen in photo, causes surface runoff.

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  Students building a rain garden

  Furman students install a rain garden with a grant from the National Wildlife federation. Rain gardens are deep depressions filled with layers of sand and gravel. Plants tolerant of drought and flooding are used to filter the water contained in the garden. After a storm event, water is held in the garden and percolates more slowly and naturally into the lake.

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  Students from a Furman Ecology class

  In 2006, a task force of students, faculty, and administrators was established to identify the major problems with the lake and to make recommendations for how to correct them. In the photograph students from a Furman Ecology class measure algae and invertebrates.

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  Students from the Communication 95 class

  Furman students from the COM-95 class standing by a sign with the Furman Lake behind them. The sign reads "Looking across the lake today, it can be hard to imagine that is was once a defining aspect of the Furman experience. As you walk along the perimeter of the lake and around campus, you will find several projects taking place. These undertakings are driven by Furman's growing passion and commitment to sustainability. The audio documentary summarizes sustainabilty efforts on the Furman campus, and offers a vision of the future of the Fuman Lake."

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  Working in the rain garden

  Furman students and staff install a rain garden with a grant from the National Wildlife federation. Rain gardens are deep depressions filled with layers of sand and gravel. Plants tolerant of drought and flooding are used to filter the water contained in the garden. After a storm event, water is held in the garden and percolates more slowly and naturally into the lake.