Subaru cars, like the all new Subaru Outback are well known for performing well under bad weather conditions like snow and rain. Now the Japanese is taking action to help protect the environment from excessive rains like we have been experienced recently in New England and other parts of United States.

Teaming up with Camden County Soil Conservation District and Rutgers University, Subaru has decided to install rain gardens at two facilities: in Pennsauken and Cherry Hill, to help reduce runoff.Rain garden are planted depressions in lawns or fields, collecting rain water coming by down through layers of rock, gravel and drainage. They reduce rain runoff by guiding water into surrounding rivers and streams and ultimately improve water quality in nearby bodies of water. By using native plants, these low maintenance garden don't require fertilizers and add beauty the surrounding area.

"Subaru is pleased to be among the first companies in New Jersey to retrofit a rain garden - or two - at our corporate buildings," said Tom Doll, executive vice president and chief operating officer, Subaru of America, Inc. "The rain gardens will certainly benefit the streams and rivers around those buildings, but just as importantly, they'll help educate our employees, our corporate neighbors, and the public about the importance of storm water management. Retrofitting a corporate landscape to include a rain garden is an effective way to help improve water quality."¹

Source: ¹http://www.marketwatch.com/story/rain-rain-go-away-subaru-of-america-one-of-first-companies-in-new-jersey-to-install-rain-gardens-to-help-improve-river-water-quality-2011-10-14