University of Missouri Extension, Cole County              

Healthy Yards for Clear Streams

This is an educational effort to help landowners and businesses be environmentally responsible with lawn and landscape practices. The next workshop will be in held August, 2008.  To see what was offered at the March Workshop, click the link below.  Look for 'Yard of Merit' signs that denote someone with environmentally conscious landscaping.  The informational brochure available below is featured with the signs in a holder.  Information on activities associated with the project can be viewed using the links below. 
Brochure on Healthy Yards for Clear Streams
June 2008 Healthy Yard Demonstration Day
March 2008 Garden Workshop Series Flier
Fall 2008 Healthy Yard Program

The following guide sheets were provided by USDA Soil Conservation Service of Columbia, MO.  They are only one or two pages long and describe how to address the following soil erosion issues.

Controlling Construction Site Erosion Diversions Draining Wet Areas
Retaining Walls Riprap Rock Chutes
Seeding and Mulching Soils Underground Drain Pipes
Waterways and Lined Channels    

For information on Missouri’s Soil Conservation Service, visit the website at: http://www.mo.nrcs.usda.gov/contact/

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Updated 08/01/08