Check out these resources that will help limit your impact on water quality by making small changes in your yard.

 

General Resources

Pet Waste Management

Groundwater is Cool

Homeowner’s Guide to Stormwater

Green Street Stewardship Practices

 

Lawn Care and Landscaping

Fertilizing Home Lawns to Protect Water Quality

Healthy Lawn Care Program for Watershed Protection

Landscaping for Water Quality: 3rd Edition, Updated July 2012

Landscaping for Water Quality – Garden Designs

Landscaping for Water Quality – Plant List

Smart Watering for Lawns: Don’t Let The Lawn Squeeze You Dry

How Do I Keep More of the Nitrogen in My Soil

Check.Before.You_.Choose.a.PESTICIDE

Pesticide Storage

Landscaping for Energy Efficiency

Lawn Care Tip Sheet

Managing Yard Waste to Preserve Water Quality

Use Phosphorus Free Fertilizer 

 

Rain Gardens

Master Rain Gardener Handbook

Rain Garden 101

Rain Gardens: A How-To Manual for Homeowners

How to Build Your Own Rain Garden

 

Septic Systems

MDEGLE Minute-Septic Systems

Homeowners Guide to Septic Systems

New Homebuyers Guide to Septic Systems Brochure

Managing Your Septic System

Top 10 Ways to Be a Good Septic Owner

Did You Know SepticSmart Postcard

Do Your Part Get Septic Smart

Do’s and Don’ts of an Advanced Treatment Unit

The Do’s and Don’t’s of Your Septic System

Proper Landscaping On and Around Your Septic System

 

Well Maintenance

Well Owner’s Guide

Care for MiWell

Private Wells: Protect Your Home’s Water

Well Water Contaminants

An Unused Well Can Be a Monster of a Problem

 

Resources for Lake Property Owners

Best Practices for your Shoreline (information for lakefront property owners)

Natural Shoreline Landscapes on Michigan’s Inland Lakes Guidebook for Property Owners

 

Automotive Maintenance

Auto Care BMPs

 

Winter Resources

Smart Salt Resources for Michigan Residents

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