Implement best management practices on your property

Property owners have many options to protect the watershed from nonpoint source pollution (runoff).

Here are some best management practices you can implement:

Rain gardens
Rain barrels
Riparian buffer plantings
Decrease impervious surfaces
Reduce the amount of lawn
Use native plants in your landscaping
Reduce the need to fertilize your lawn by leaving grass clippings in place after mowing
Create or expand plant beds ad rain gardens to serve as buffers near water bodies, streets, driveways, and sidewalks to reduce runoff to keep pollutants and fertilizers on your lawn
Plant trees. Trees act as natural filters by removing nutrients and other pollution from storm water. Trees also improve air quality, reduce energy consumption by shading and cooling our homes and businesses, and provide valuable habitat