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Stormwater-Water-Rain Gardens
Rain Barrels
(PDF) Rain Barrels and Cisterns
(project manual)
(PDF) Guidelines for Rain Barrels
Contact the
Master Gardener
program in your county to see if they are conducting a rain barrel workshop soon.
Rain Gardens
Watershed Protection & Restoration Program - What is a Rain Garden?
(PDF) Rain Gardens Across Maryland
Rain Garden: Design, Build, Maintain
(UME Master Gardener Program, Howard Co.)
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(PDF) University of MD Extension FS-1062 'Permeable Hardscapes'
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(PDF) Watering Tips for Drought Conditions
(PDF) Xeriscaping and Conserving Water in the Landscape
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Maryland Grows Blog Posts on Water Issues
(PDF)
The Green Book for the Buffer: An Illustrated Guidebook for Planting at the Shoreline
Climate Change Impacts in Maryland
- Learn more about how sea level rise, increasingly severe storms and tidal flooding are already affecting Maryland.
(PDF)
The Growing Threat of Urban Flooding: A National Challenge 2018
- Joint study University of Maryland and Texas A&M University
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