• Establish riparian buffer to filter pollutants and absorb water, to prevent runoff.
• Install a rain barrel or rain garden.
• Limit OR eliminate the use of fertilizers, pesticides, insecticides and herbicides on your lawn and garden to prevent runoff directly into water bodies.
• Do NOT leave bare ground - plant native plants and trees to stop erosion and provide habitat for native wildlife. 
• Do NOT dispose of leaves or other yard waste directly into bodies of water.

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• Expand OR maintain permeable surfaces to prevent runoff (which carries pollutants).
• Limit OR eliminate the use of fertilizers, pesticides, insecticides and herbicides on your lawn and garden to prevent runoff into stormwater drains.
• Limit the use of road salts OR use alternatives such as magnesium choloride.
• Contain sediment from construction or other soil disturbances (sediment is a major pollutant of waterways).

• Utilize conservation practices, such as no-till farming and planting cover crops, to reduce soil disturbance and runoff.
• Manage livestock manure to reduce bacteria input through runoff.
• Establish vegetative buffer/filter strips to prevent fertilizer, other excess nutrients or pollutants from entering drains, rivers, etc.
• Work with your local Conservation District to understand local strategies or implement a personalized conservation plan.

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