The Soak it Up campaign engages residents and businesses in Ellicott City’s Tiber Hudson Watershed to reduce stormwater runoff from their properties through on-site solutions such as the installation of small best management practices (BMPs) such as conservation landscapes, rain gardens, tree planting, berm/swale systems and stream buffers. The program uses a wide range of outreach approaches, from social media to community events to watershed tours. The effort invested to engage community members where they are, provide education and technical assistance and track direct measures of observable impacts on water quality all helped this campaign stand out.
To read the full project narrative and view more photos, visit the project folder on our Google Drive!
