This material can be used for educating local stakeholders on the impacts of watershed-related behaviors and influencing behavior change. Feel free to use or adapt this material for your group's particular needs.
DIY Rain Barrel/Rain Garden Installation Guide. Use this 11x17 handout the Center developed for the South River Federation to provide an extensive how-to for both rain barrels and rain gardens!
Sample Community Factsheets - Are You Loving Paxton Creek to Death? An educational brochure with information on the Paxton Creek watershed and specific actions that homeowners, business owners, developers and local governments can do to help protect and restore Paxton Creek. Fact sheets on: Lawns and Landscaping, Downspout Disconnection, Stream Buffer Management, Outdoor Storage, Dumpster Management, Better Site Design, and Erosion and Sediment Control.
Sample Homeowner Survey. Designed to gauge level of interest in backyard practices
Quick Links to More Center for Watershed Protection Websites:
Chesapeake Bay Stormwater Training Partnership
Watershed Stewards Academy- Howard County Chapter
Watershed Forestry Resource Guide
Stormwater Manager’s Resource Center
Wetlands-At-Risk Protection Tool
Coastal Plain Watershed Information Center