Identify a low section of your yard — or choose a location where you want to create one. Make sure that utilities are not buried beneath the area, and locate the garden at least 10 feet away from your ...

Typically, your roof’s downspouts can be directed away from your home and toward a rain garden. Some gardeners also create rock-lined shallow ditches or swales from the downspout or other runoff ...

Rain can cause farm runoff that pollutes waterways. This tool shows farmers exactly how it happens. Madeline Heim, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Tue, June 4, 2024 at 10:02 AM UTC. 6 min read.

For anyone serious about sustainable gardening, rainwater harvesting is an easy way to conserve natural resources. Here are five water butt and rain barrel benefits ...

So how can you reduce runoff at home? There's a handful of options, some of which can be cost-free. Stormwater drags nutrients like phosphorus into drains, which lead to lakes and streams ...

A lower snowpack in the mountains means that farmers may have limited irrigation and everybody can expect a higher fire risk.Less water runoff means that lakes and rivers won't be replenished as ...

We are excited to see the impacts this program has on reducing runoff through infiltration and water storage at the household level," said Jennifer Harrison, Agriculture and Land Resources ...

The rain garden is designed to catch the runoff from storms, which can bring pollutants into the bay water as it runs down from the road and other surfaces. Skip to content Menu Today's paper.