Checklists, Records and “How To …”
Below find lists of helpful items for your home and garden. From septic system maintenance to weatherizing your home or selecting the proper pesticide – it’s all right here!
Yard and Garden
An Unused Well Can Be a Monster of a Problem
How Do I Keep More of the Nitrogen in My Soil
Check.Before.You_.Choose.a.PESTICIDE
Green Street Stewardship Practices
Know the Drill: Clean Up a Spill
Landscaping for Energy Efficiency
Managing Yard Waste to Preserve Water Quality
Use Phosphorus Free Fertilizer
Best Practices for your Shoreline (information for lakefront property owners)
Proper Landscaping On and Around Your Septic System
Natural Shoreline Landscapes on Michigan’s Inland Lakes Guidebook for Property Owners
Smart Watering for Lawns: Don’t Let The Lawn Squeeze You Dry
Water Smart Landscapes by Design
Fertilizing Home Lawns to Protect Water Quality
Healthy Lawn Care Program for Watershed Protection
Rain Gardens: A How-To Manual for Homeowners
How to Build Your Own Rain Garden
Landscaping for Water Quality: 3rd Edition, Updated July 2012
Landscaping for Water Quality – Garden Designs
Landscaping for Water Quality – Plant List
Your Home
Common Drinking Water Contaminants
Michigan’s Drinking Water Toolkit
Family Pledge for Bad Water Habits
Homeowner’s Guide to Stormwater
Why Green Your Cleaning Products?
Where Does all the Dirty Water Go?
WaterSense 2024 Water Saving Checklist
Ocean Conservancy Microfibers Fact Sheet
Septic Systems (Protect Groundwater!)
Homeowners Guide to Septic Systems
New Homebuyers Guide to Septic Systems Brochure
Top 10 Ways to Be a Good Septic Owner
Did You Know SepticSmart Postcard
Do’s and Don’ts of an Advanced Treatment Unit
The Do’s and Don’t’s of Your Septic System
Waste
Proper Disposal of Prescription Drugs
Get the Lead Out!
Concerned about Lead in Your Drinking Water?
Drinking Water Requirements for Lead
Your Community
Boaters Reference Guide to Aquatic Invasive Species in the Great Lakes
Clean, Drain, Dry to Prevent the Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species
Plastic Free Great Lakes Toolkit from Alliance for the Great Lakes
Love Our Waterways Brochure from Michigan Waterways Stewards
Helpful Videos!
And if you learn better by watching videos we have you covered too. Hop over to Environmental Videos to learn more about our Great Lakes, water conservation and more! And if you feel like staying for a while, there are a lot of other educational topics covered. There’s nothing like a video to make learning fun!
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