BACKYARDS ON THE BAY A yard care guide for the coastal homeowner
Table of Contents:
Introduction: We will illustrate in this guidebook a few simple steps you can take to reduce the time, effort and money spent maintaining your shoreline property and at the same time restore the health of Narragansett Bay.
Section 1: Backyards on the Bay: Learn how you can minimize your yard’s impact on the Bay. Study our High Impact versus Low Impact Yard Diagram to discover where your yard ends and the marsh begins.
Section 1A: Salt Marsh Diagram
Section 2: Does your yard
impact the Bay? Take our quick yard evaluation to
find out.
Section 3: Learn our Bay Friendly yard care tips on mowing, watering, fertilizing, weed and pest control, proper yard waste disposal and stormwater control.
Section 4: Coastal Erosion and Seawalls
Section 5: Is your septic system feeding the Bay? Learn about your septic system’s potential impact to the shoreline water quality.
Section 6: Discover how to create, restore or enhance a natural buffer between your yard and the Bay.
Section 7: Find out how to determine if you need a permit from the Coastal Resources Management Council or other environmental agencies.
Appendix 1: A Site Plan for a Coastal Buffer
Appendix 2: Native Plant List
Appendix 3: Plants to Watch out for an Invasive Plant List
Appendix 4: Planting Guidelines
Appendix 5: Sources for Native Coastal Plants
Appendix 6: Technical Assistance
Appendix 7: References and Sources of Information
| 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 |
