Working together to protect and restore the Harpeth River Watershed and provide expertise in statewide conservation policy

 
 

--My Backyard
--My Farm

--Rain Barrels
--Rain Gardens
--RiverSmart Tips

--Backyard Conservation
--Wildlife Habitat
--Backyard Wetland
--Water Conservation
--Composting
--Nutrient Management
--Tree Planting
--Mulching
--Pest Management
--Terracing

--EPA Dos and Don'ts

--What is a Watershed?

MY BACKYARD

 

DID YOU KNOW?
18% of all littered items end up in our streams and waterways as pollution. Help clean up our rivers and streams. Join the Stop Litter Campaign. www.stoplitter.org.

 

Everyone can be part of the solution

Everything we do on land affects our local water quality. Rain washes the effects of all our activities into streams and rivers. Rain is called stormwater. By helping rain/stormwater soak into the ground instead of rushing to the stream, each of us can help keep our rivers and streams cleaner.

With so little water soaking in, we have more water in our streams every time it rains. And the rain running off parking lots, roads, driveways and lawns is carrying with it a load: car leaks, grease, grime, pet waste, fertilizer and other nonpoint source pollutants. Anything we can do at home to let rain soak in and prevent it from reaching the stream will improve water quality in streams, lessen flooding and increase stream flows during the dry season.

 

BACKYARD WILDLIFE TIP:

Keep your cat indoors to protect songbirds, frogs, lizards and butterflies. A single cat can kill 100 birds a year and cats are the #2 reason for the decline in our global song bird population
(#1 is habitat destruction by humans).

 

Frogs and toads of Tennessee

Tennessee Pollution Prevention Partnership (TP3)

Be River Smart!
Since a watershed is the area of land that sheds water into a river system, everything we do on the land affects the water. By making smart consumer choices and following basic RiverSmart tips, we can all help to protect our rivers and streams.

Harpeth River Watershed Association, P.O. Box 1127, Franklin, TN 37065, 615-790-9767, www.harpethriver.org