BACKYARDS ON THE BAY  A yard care guide for the coastal homeowner

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• TABLE OF CONTENTS
  
• INTRODUCTION
  

• SECTION 1: Diagram of good vs. bad backyard on the bay

• SECTION 1A: Salt Marsh Diagram

• SECTION 2: Evaluation of your yard's impact on the Bay.

• SECTION 3: Bay friendly yard care tips

• SECTION 4: Coastal Erosion and Seawalls

• SECTION 5: Septic Systems

• SECTION 6: How to create a buffer of Native Plants

• SECTION 7: How to determine if you need a permit

• APPENDIX 1: Coastal Buffer
  Site Plan
• APPENDIX 2: 
  Native Plant List
• APPENDIX 3: Invasive Plants
• APPENDIX 4: Planting Guidelines
• APPENDIX 5: Sources of Native Plants
• APPENDIX 6: Technical Assistance
• APPENDIX 7: References and Sources of Information

Appendix 6: Technical Assistance and Permitting Agencies

• Permitting Agencies:
  Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC)
  Oliver Stedman Government Center
  4808 Tower Hill Road
  Wakefield, RI 02879
  (401) 222-2476
  Contact CRMC if you plan to do any work within 200 feet of a coastal feature.

• Technical Assistance and Information:
  General
  Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
  Joe Bachand or Dexter Miller
  60 Quaker Lane
  Warwick, RI 02886
  (401) 828-1300

• The NRCS has several cost sharing and technical assistance programs for homeowners aimed at restoring water quality, habitat and fisheries.
  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  Private Lands Program
  Route 1A Shoreline Plaza
  Charlestown, RI 02813
  (401) 364-9124

• Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
  Narragansett Bay Estuary Program
  235 Promenade
  Providence, RI 02908
  (401) 222-3961

• Landscape Management, Pest Prevention
  Master Gardening Hotline
  University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension Service
  Cooperative Extension Education Center
  Kingston, RI 02881
  1-800-448-1011 (Monday - Thursday, 9 AM - 2 PM, in state)
  (401) 874-2900 (other times and out-of-state)
  http://www.edc.uri.edu/

• Rhode Island Chapter American Society of Landscape Architects
  c/o Green Landscape Architecture Associates
  Will Green
  290 Laurel Lane
  West Kingston, RI 02892
  (401) 874-2142

• National Wildlife Federation Backyard Wildlife Habitat Program
  (703) 790-4434
  www.nwf.org/habitats

• Lawn and Garden Care Website from USDA
  www.ncg.nrcs.usda.gov/lawn.html

• Backyard Conservation Website
  www.nhq.nrcs.usda.gov/CCS/Backyard.html

Internet Magazines:

• http://www.hortworld.com/
• http://www.horticulture.com/

Organic fertilizer website

• http://www.bioturfgro.com/

Integrated Pest Management in the Northeast Region

• www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ipmnet/
• includes fact sheets for preventing specific types of pests

Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management’s ECO- Depot

• call to make an appointment (401) 222-3434 or 1 (800) CLEAN RI
• open March to November

Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Control Manual

• http://www.se-eppc.org/tnmanual
• includes background information and control strategies on many of the invasive plants

• Erosion, Stormwater and Bioengineering
  Watershed Management, Inc.
  Kris Stuart
  406 Stoney Lane
  North Kingstown, RI 02852
  (401) 295-1311

• Environmental Concern, Inc.
  Edgar Garbisch
  210 West Chew Avenue
  P.O. Box P
  St. Michaels, MD 21663
  (410) 745-9620

• Native Plants/Buffer Zones
  Rhode Island Wild Plant Society
  P.O. Box 114
  Peacedale, RI 02893
  (401) 783-5895

• Watershed Management, Inc.
  Kris Stuart
  406 Stoney Lane
  North Kingstown, RI 02852
  (401) 295-1311

| TABLE OF CONTENTS | INTRODUCTION | SECTION 1 | SECTION 2 | SECTION 3 | SECTION 4 | SECTION 5 | SECTION 6 |
SECTION 7 | APPENDIX 1 | APPENDIX 2 | APPENDIX 3 | APPENDIX 4 | APPENDIX 5 | APPENDIX 6 | APPENDIX 7 |