Leave The Leaves!

Letting your garden go natural can reap big benefits The temptation to clean up leaves, spent flowers, and garden debris in the fall is great, but keep in mind there are many rewards to “letting your garden go”! The leaf litter, woody stems and other natural materials...

Native Plants

April Is Ohio Native Plant Month! Include Native Plants in Your Landscaping & Create Habitat Connectivity Pollinators and beneficial insects rely on native plants for food and shelter. Natives are also smart choices for low-maintenance landscaping. Since they are adapted to local conditions, pesticides, fertilizers and other...

Recycling

Recycling: With just a little effort we can keep so much more out of our landfill. Our city recycling programs are busy removing plastics and paper from the landfill, here are some ideas of where you can take other recyclable items. Appliances: Omnisource in Defiance, 419-784-5669 Okolona...

Tips For A Cleaner Spring

Fertilize With Care Over-application of nutrients not only may impair plant growth, it can also contaminate groundwater by leaching through the soil and pollute waterways through run-off. A soil test kit, available at most hardware stores, will identify what nutrients you may need to help your lawn...

Add Native Plants to Your Landscape

Natives grow in a wonderful, wild, changing rainbow of colors and foliage all season long. Luckily, we have the opportunity to restore these native plants to our landscapes and enjoy their diverse beauty. Native plants can be incorporated into the landscape in functional and aesthetic applications, including...

Plant A Tree!

Trees provide an abundance of economic, social and environmental benefits. A city’s tree canopy can significantly reduce stormwater runoff and save millions of dollars in drainage infrastructure needs. A healthy level of urban tree canopy is around 40 percent. Adding trees to your home landscaping improves the...

Explore Safe Lawn Care

What does your yard say about you? We all want a safe environment for our family; starting with lawn care is an important step that also contributes to a healthy lake. Fertilize With Care Over-application of nutrients not only may impair plant growth, it can also contaminate...

Explore Rain Gardens

Rain Gardens are an easy way to beautify your yard and the world while contributing to a clean lake. Plant A Rain Garden Rain gardens and bioretention/infiltration devices allow about 30 percent more water to soak into the ground compared to a conventional lawn. These native plant...

Make a Positive Difference

We all can help clean up our local water supply and improve our natural environment. Simple Ways to Make a Positive Difference Pick-up Pet Waste Maintain Your Septic System Support Your Local Municipality’s Sewer Upgrades Farmers Can Follow “Best Management” Practices Volunteer To Help With Stream Monitoring...

Volunteer Monitoring

Through an Ohio Lake Erie Commission grant, a voluntary stream monitoring program will begin this spring!  We are looking for 16 volunteers to monitor designated waterways leading to the Upper Maumee. Volunteer monitors will: Attend a two-hour training session at the Defiance SWCD. Once a month on...

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