Even if you live far from a lake or river, your lawn and
yard care can affect water quality. You can help
keep Lake Champlain clean!
Raise the Blade: A campaign to reduce stormwater runoff Shelburne News
Raise the Blade Research has begun Lake Champlain Sea Grant
“Don’t ‘P’ on the lawn,” Burlington Free Press
Water Quality Improves After Lawn Fertilizer Ban, Study Shows Science Daily
“It’s Easy Being Green” WCAX News
“Urban, Suburban Pollution Threaten Lake” Burlington Free Press
“Lawn to Lake Connection” WCAX News
For A ‘Green’ Lawn, Focus On Mowing, Not Early Fertilizing Cornell News Release
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Watch this video to learn more about why you shouldn’t “P” on your lawn.
A “basin”, or watershed, is all the land area that drains to a body of water. Visit the Lake Champlain Basin Atlas to learn more .