Learn key issues in planning and implementing a water-efficient landscape and know recommended drought-tolerant landscape plants.
A well-...
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Following forestry best management practices in timber harvesting helps prevent or reduce nonpoint source pollution. They are important in a...
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Residents have an important role in detecting and reporting illicit discharges to protect local waterways. Perhaps you have seen a leaking p...
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Watering Lawns
Overwatering depletes the water supply, increases stormwater runoff and pollution, makes plants more prone to disease an...
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Porous Is Smart
Walkways, patios, and driveways are typically impervious. Excess water running off-site transports pollutants to local wate...
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Rainscaping your landscape can reduce polluted runoff that endangers vulnerable water bodies that are downstream from your property....
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Learn how to protect water quality, make your landscape water efficient, and reduce storm water runoff.
Home and garden pes...
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Objective: You will learn how to install a rain garden and why installing a rain garden has a positive impact on your envi...
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Do rain gardens attract mosquitoes?
If built correctly, your rain garden should not host mosquitoes. Mosquito larvae require 2 to 3 days of...
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Take time to create a simple bird’s-eye view of how water flows on your landscape. This will help you identify where to install a ...
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Walk through your yard and identify potential locations. Note any strong slopes or low spots. It is helpful to watch water...
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With your location decided and design constraints considered, you can begin sizing your rain garden. Generally, rain gardens are siz...
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