Watershed Protection

A conservation landscape is a garden that improves water quality, promotes and preserves native species, and provides wildlife habitat. Conservation landscaping replaces hard surfaces or turf grass of a traditional lawn with native plants. There are many social and environmental benefits that result from installing a conservation landscape.

Wednesday Water Webinars

Wednesday Water Webinars - Recorded

Roots in Research - Yield of 2019 - Upper Marlboro CMREC

A Dorchester County Homeowner’s Guide: Actions to Improve the Water Quality of the Chesapeake Bay

The Charles County Government and University of Maryland Extension are pleased to offer a workshop on the practical uses for rain barrels and how they reduce the impact of runoff on our local waterways and Chesapeake Bay.

This report summarizes the findings of a household survey conducted by the University of Maryland (UMD) regarding the adoption of stormwater best management practices (BMPs), including rain gardens, rain barrels, low fertilizer lawn care, and conservation landscaping.

Introduction to the use, planning and building of rain gardens.

Cleaning Maryland’s waterways one rain garden at a time. This new and improved “how-to” manual discusses the benefits of incorporating multiple small-scale practices into a rain garden design.

The Watershed Stewards Academy (WSA) is a training program to empower residents to improve the quality of local waterways.