Adding native plants to your yard can help wildlife thrive, improve lawn health, and protect lakes and rivers. What plants are considered native? Native plants are those that are local to ...

This rain runoff brings with it many pollutants such as bacteria, sediment and phosphorus. Native plants soak up that rainwater and filter pollutants leaving less runoff and less water pollution ...

These basins, designed to manage stormwater runoff and improve water quality ... Of the 255 plant species identified in the basins, 48 native species showed the ability to tolerate high salt ...

During the rain event, that collected runoff pools to a design depth in the basin ... Selecting the appropriate plants is an important factor in designing a bioretention basin. Native plants are ...

Rain gardens are filled with native plants that can handle a lot of moisture ... and aesthetically-enhancing way to reduce and filter runoff from your property. It’s also one of the most ...

Michigan native plants are, unsurprisingly, plants that have existed in Michigan for hundreds ... Because lawn grass has very short, shallow roots, lawns don’t soak up much water – they create runoff ...

One man got creative in tackling persistent rainwater runoff issues at his home by installing a native plant garden on his ...