When? Thursday, 20 March 2014, 12:00 pm EDT - 1:30 pm EDT
Cost: FREE
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Make Your Lawn More Bay-Friendly This Spring!
SPEAKERS:
Tom Schueler, Chesapeake Stormwater Network
Cecilia Lane, Chesapeake Stormwater Network
View Archived Webcast & Resources
Winter got you down? Well, Spring has arrived every year in the past, so it will presumably make an appearance soon. So it’s the perfect time to start planning your new rain gardens, conservation landscapes, Bay- friendly lawn and tree planting areas. This webcast will provide tips on how you can convert your property into a beautiful habitat that helps restore the Bay watershed. The session will draw from practical resources and tools created by experts across the Bay. Many communities now offer subsidies for these stewardship practices, and learn how they can be counted toward the Bay pollution diet.
Webcast Archive
Listen to Archived Webcast
Slides from the webcast here:
MS4 Implementers and the Bay TMDL Webcast: Homeowner Stormwater Controls Slides
These are the slides from our March 20, 2014 webcast on stormwater controls for homeowners.
Webcast Resources
The following resources are referenced in the webcast and you may want to download them and follow along!
Homeowner Guide For a More Bay-Friendly Property
This guide presents a step by step approach for analyzing your property to find out whether it makes sense to install a rain garden or other residential stewardship practices. We then take you through the design and installation of several of the homeowner practices, so that you can install them on your own. Many Bay communities offer technical and financial assistance to help you install stewardship practices on your lot. Check out Appendix D for a list of links to these programs.
Basic Data on Lot Cover Calculator
A calculator for inputting your basic lot cover data to determine how much hard surface you have.
Soil Infiltration Rate Calculator
This calculator helps you figure out what the infiltration rate of your natural soils is and helps you determine if a rain garden would work for you.
Rain Garden Design Calculator
This calculator helps you determine the total size needed for your rain garden.
Excess Fill and Materials Calculator
This calculator will help you determine how much excess fill you need to get rid of along with how much sand, mulch and river stone you will need to order.
Background on the Crediting Protocols for Nutrient Reduction and Associated with Installation of Homeowner BMPs
This memo outlines the protocol developed and approved by the USWG to allow localities to get nutrient reduction credit in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Model for the installation of verifiable homeowner BMPs.
Plant Resources for Rain Gardens in the Chesapeake Bay
“Appendix C” of the Bay-Friendly Property Guide has a bunch of helpful resources within the Bay watershed for planting your rain garden or conservation landscaping.
Directory of Local Residential Stewardship Programs in the Bay Watershed
"Appendix D" is a directory of local programs in the Chesapeake Bay watershed that provide technical, financial or other assistance to homeowners hoping to manage stormwater on their property.
Urban Tree Planting Guide
Urban Watershed Forestry Manual Part 3: Urban Tree Planting Guide
Adoption of Household Stormwater Best Management Practices
This report summarizes the findings of a household survey conducted by the University of Maryland (UMD) in 2012 regarding the adoption of stormwater BMPs on residential properties.
You can also find out more information about our
Bioretention Illustrated App or UMD’s
SMART tool at their websites.
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