Sustainable Landscaping
healthy lawn care
rain gardens

 

 

Slideshow presentations have been developed for various audiences.

Beautiful Gardens, Clean Waters
URI Master Gardener Speakers Bureau

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This presentation, intended for residents, provides basic background on landscaping practices that protect water resources and the environment while achieving your landscaping goals. It contains photos from the Healthy Landscapes Demonstration Sites, showcasing a variety of examples.


URI Master Gardener Training Program, April 2006

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This presentation is very similar to Beautiful Gardens, Clean Waters listed above, however, it provides a few additional slides on hydrology and non-point source pollution concerns.


URI's Healthy Landscapes Program, Protecting Water Quality in Rural Landscapes
National Water Quality Program Conference, USDA CSREES, February 2005


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This presentation summarizes the activities of the Healthy Landscapes Education Program for Cooperative Extension Water Quality Program colleagues and other partners around the nation.