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February 6, 2018
All Around the Nation
Not All Heroes Wear Capes
Not all Heroes Wear Capes
Members of the Office of Community Sustainability had the opportunity to meet and hear from a 4th grade all-girls robotics team, Hydro Heroes, from Howard County, MD. The team participates in the FIRST Lego League (FLL), which presents a challenge each year for teams to solve. This year’s theme is HydroDynamics, and the challenge is to improve the way people find,... Read more
November 1, 2017
Best Management Practices
Preparing Your Rain Garden for Winter
Check out this article from our neighbors to the south on how to get your rain garden ready for winter!
A guide to tucking in your rain garden for winter
July 22, 2015
How You Can Help
7 Things I Can Do To Improve Water Quality
Check out this article to learn about simple ways that you can help protect our local water!
1. Slow The Flow-Redirect rain-spouts away from hard surfaces (like driveways and sidewalks) and onto grassy areas whenever possible. This reduces the amount of runoff from roof tops from entering the storm drain system and helps the water to slowly sink into the ground. Install a CleanScape to stop... Read more
May 5, 2015
Seasonal
Water, Water Everywhere
A couple of weekends ago, my roommates and I had the pleasure of a burst pipe in our basement. Of course, we ran around like chickens with our heads cut off trying to find somebody who knew where the water shut-off valve was. But nobody seemed to know until one heroic neighbor stepped in.
We spent the rest of that Saturday cleaning up 3–4 inches of frigid water after losing feeling... Read more
December 19, 2014
How You Can Help
When it Rains, it Pours
2014 has been a watershed year for stormwater efforts in Howard County. The Howard County Office of Environmental Sustainability has rolled out some innovative ways that you can help to protect our local water.
First there is the stream mAPPer, a free smart phone app that tracks the health of your neighborhood stream or river. The stream mAPPer helps you get to know your neighborhood stream’s... Read more