Green living and landscaping

Your everyday actions affect local lakes and rivers

Whether you live on a lake or in the middle of a city, your actions at home and in your yard have a direct impact on local water bodies. Learn how to create beautiful landscapes for your yard that help to protect lakes and rivers from stormwater pollution and pick up tips for reducing your environmental impact at home.

Lush and lovely landscaping

The Blue Thumb - Planting for Clean Water program makes it easy for residents interested in doing their part to protect water quality to plan, purchase and plant native gardens, raingardens and shorelines with native plants.

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