Stop Septic Seepage
- Pump out your septic system once every three years.
- Don't use the toilet as a garbage can.
- Use your garbage disposal sparingly to reduce grease and
solids in your septic system, and reduce stress on municipal wastewater treatment plants.
Create a Bay-Friendly Yard
- Plant trees, shrubs and ground cover to protect bare soil
and reduce runoff.
- Create a "rain garden" to keep rain water in your
yard to replenish plants.
- Call the Cooperative Extension Service at 1-800-342-2507
for a list of native plants that do well in our area.
Conserve Water
- Fix leaking faucets.
- Install a water conservation shower head.
- Don't let water run while washing dishes or brushing teeth.
Walk Your Watershed
- Take notice of how water flows in your neighborhood; walk
your local creek or stream.
- Note the name and direction of the streams and rivers below
the bridges you cross.
- Educate your parents or children on local geography, native
plants and animals.
Support River and Bay Restoration
Efforts
- Buy a "Treasure the Chesapeake" license plate
- Check line 63 on your Maryland State Income Tax Form to
help save the Bay and protect endangered species.
More Information:
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The Chesapeake Club is about making sure all that is here for generations to come. Because there is no finer life than the Chesapeake life. |
Picture
Maryland: Where do we GROW from here?
Picture Maryland is a joint project of
Maryland’s Tributary Teams and the Baltimore Sun. This
32-page booklet is a citizens
guide to shaping the future of Maryland. It includes a reader-friendly description of
growth issues, resources and websites for more information, and what you can do to make
your community a more livable place. |
 Fragile: Handle With Care
Maryland's Tributary Teams --
comprised of local citizens, farmers, business leaders and
government officials appointed by the Governor --
are working to keep your local
waterways clean and healthy. The health of the streams and
rivers that flow through your neighborhood directly affect the
health of the Chesapeake Bay. By controlling pollution upstream --
in the streams and rivers that feed the Chesapeake Bay -- Maryland's
Tributary Teams are working to make a difference in our
neighborhoods, our cities and towns, and the entire Chesapeake Bay
watershed. |
Numbers to Know
To get involved in your local Tributary
Team call (410) 260-8710.
To find out more about what you can do
at home or in your community, contact the Alliance for the Chesapeake
Bay at (410) 377-6270.
Prepared by the Maryland Departments
of Agriculture and Natural Resources, in cooperation with the Tributary
Teams and the Maryland Department of the Environment, Maryland Office
of Planning and University of Maryland.
