Stormwater Around Your Home

Ever wonder what you can do around your home to make stormwater cleaner and protect Wisconsin’s Waterways? Here is some information that will help!!

One of the biggest impacts you can have on stormwater health is changing your gardening and yard maintenance practices. Below are a few key everyday activities you can do in your yard to protect our waterways. Following these small suggestions while you maintain your yard will lessen the negative effects on the Rock River and other Wisconsin waterways.

Rain Gardens

Cover Bare Soil

Mowing

Lawn Watering

Fertilizer and Pesticides

Leaves