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Community Outreach
Pet Waste, Water Quality and Your Health!
Did you know that your dog’s poop can be a health risk and source of water pollution? In summer 2007, the
District initiated an education and outreach campaign about the health and environmental risks associated
with dog waste. The campaign is focused on our state parks and was developed in collaboration with the CT Department
of Environmental Protection (DEP). The project is funded in part by the DEP through a US EPA Clean Water Act Section 319 grant.
For more information, go to:
Health and Environmental Risks of Pet
Waste
Pet
Waste Management Resources and Links
The District's Pet Waste Management
Projects
Project Green Lawn: Healthy Lawns for Healthy Communities
Did you know that lawn care chemicals are harmful to people, pets and our planet?
To help spread the word, the District has collaborated with the City of Middletown and other local
organizations on an educational campaign about the harmful effects of synthetic pesticides and
herbicides: Project Green Lawn.
The centerpiece of the campaign is an educational brochure (download PDF), which explains the risks associated with using
lawn care chemicals and includes strategies for maintaining a healthy lawn without harmful chemicals.
Sign the pledge and be part of the campaign!
For more information, including a copy of the brochure and a pledge form, phone Kim O’Rourke, Middletown's
Recycling Coordinator, at 344-3526.
Get Your Lawn Off Drugs!
Learn how to maintain your lawn safely with The Organic Lawn Care Manual by Paul Tukey (more info).
Copies are available for sale at our office in Middletown. Proceeds benefit the District's natural resource conservation
programs and services.
For more information about the harmful effects of lawn care chemicals and safe lawn
care practices
check out:
SafeLawns.Org
Northeast Organic
Farming Association of CT, Organic Lawn Care for the Homeowner
National Coalition for Pesticide Free Lawns
Environment and Human Health
Inc, Risks from Lawn Care Pesticides report
Diversify Your Yard!
Interested in diversifying habitat in your yard for wildlife, adding edibles and reducing the size of your lawn? Here are some useful resources:
Ecological Landscaping Network (info. on sustainable landscaping/lawn alternatives)
USDA "Backyard Conservation" booklet and tip sheets
National Wildlife Federation Backyard Wildlife Habitat program
UConn
Cooperative Extension System Rain
Garden Design Guide
Edible Landscaping, National
Gardening Association
Edible Flowers, What's Cooking America
Planning a
Vegetable Garden, National Gardening Association
National Gardening Association
(many food gardening resources, e.g. articles, videos)
Northeast Organic
Farming Association of CT, Resources for Gardeners
UConn Cooperative Extension System Home &
Garden Education Center (home gardening info.)
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