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Make The Pledge

The EPA Identifies RUNOFF as the #1 threat to the health of our lakes, streams, and rivers. Because storm sewers connect streets to waterways, it’s important we take care of…  Read More

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Many Blue Thumb Partners offer grants for individuals or organizations looking to build projects that improve water quality or create habitat for pollinators. Browse the list below to find funding opportunities that best fit your needs!

Shoreline Stabilization

Shoreline Stabilization Is your lakeshore eroding, unsightly or attracting too many geese? Does your lake water turn green each summer? Restoring your shoreline with native plants protects your shore and promotes clean water in our lakes. The roots of native plants filter and absorb polluted runoff and excess nutrients before they enter the water. What’s…

Rain Gardens

Raingardens serves as water filters collecting polluted stormwater before it reaches our waters.

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Why Plant for Clean Water?

The problem Rain is natural. Before we built roads and buildings, it would fall on deep-rooted native plants that helped it infiltrate into the ground, to be naturally cleaned and cooled before entering the water table. As we’ve developed the landscape, we’ve also dramatically altered the path those raindrops follow.  Now they fall on roofs,…