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