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Multi-State Version of Rain Garden App Now Available‏

Multi-State Version of Rain Garden App Now Available‏

UCONN’s Rain Garden Design App Now with Multiple State Data

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Residential Stormwater Best Management Practices Workshop

Residential Stormwater Best Management Practices Workshop

The Northern Virginia Regional Commission (NVRC) is hosting a FREE two-workshop series for landscape professionals on residential stormwater management practices.

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Homeowner BMP Guide

Homeowner BMP Guide

CSN’s newly released Homeowner BMP 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.

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Are Rain Gardens Mini Toxic Cleanup Sites?

Are Rain Gardens Mini Toxic Cleanup Sites?

Article on the fate of pollutants in stormwater runoff, especially how rain gardens operate to capture pollutants and prevent them from entering our waterways.

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Rain Garden Simulation

Rain Garden Simulation

This interpretive graphic demonstrates what the main components of a rain garden are and how a rain garden operates.

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Trimming Back Lawn Fertilizer Pollution Podcast

Trimming Back Lawn Fertilizer Pollution Podcast

“Bay Wise” gardeners are trimming back lawn fertilizer pollution by replacing their lawns with gardens of ferns, wild ginger and other plants native to Maryland.

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Native Plants in Rain Gardens

Native Plants in Rain Gardens

Rain gardens are a fun and inexpensive way to improve water quality and enhance the beauty of a landscape. This video shows how to add native plants to your rain garden.

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Rain Garden Wizard

Rain Garden Wizard

A rain garden decision tree tool to help individuals decide which type of rain garden should be installed at a specific site.

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Becoming a Habitat Farmer

Becoming a Habitat Farmer

Decrease your impact on stormwater and the Chesapeake Bay by farming your yard for habitat and runoff reduction.

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