Local Resources

Arlington Viginia

• Brush, leaf and yard waste management 
• Leaf Collection
• Green Gardening and Lawn Care
• Composting
• Grasscycling
• Resources on Invasive Plants
• Rain barrels
• Watersheds and stormwater
• Rain gardens
• Other internet resources

DC Water

• Water conservation
• Watersense
• Conserving Water Outdoors
• Waterwise landscaping guide pdf

City of Fairfax

• Wise water use
• How homeowners can protect city streams
• Protecting our water resources

Fairfax County

• Celebrated Trees of Fairfax County
• Mosquitos
• You and your land
• Landscaping and Gardening
• Planting and Location
• Irrigation
• Trees and Shrubs
• Groundcover, Perennials, Vines, and Ornamental Grasses
• Lawns
• Composting
• Vegetable Gardens
• Controlling Pests
• What Are Pests?
• Integrated Pest Management
• Insect Control
• Weed Control
• How Pesticides Work
• Using Pesticides Safely
• Storing Pesticides Safely
• Applying Pesticides Safely
• Beyond Your Backyard
• Common Lands
• Rain Gardens
• Healthy Streams and Riparian Restoration
• Ponds
• Managing Wetlands
• Managing Pastures
• Managing Animal Wastes
• Managing Waterfront Properties
• Managing Urban Woodlands and Forest Resources
• Climate and Local Conditions
• Local Climate
• The Shape of Your Land
• Soils and Drainage
• Why Soils Matter
• Knowing Your Soil
• Improving Your Soil
• Soil Erosion
• Drainage
• Managing Septic Drainfields
• Testing Your Well Water
• Water quality stewardship Guide
• Everyone Lives in a Watershed
• Water Conservation Is Everyone's Job
• Earth Depends on Good Water Quality
• Water Pollution's Causes and Effects
• Looking Closer at NPS Pollution
• Five Types of NPS Pollution
• Storm Drains Are Not Trash Cans
• Let's Work for Clean Water
• Riparian Zones Maintain Stream Health
• Water Quality Monitoring
• The Septic System and the Watershed
• Mulching: An Organic Way to Recycle
• Composting: An Alternative to Disposal
• Organize and Affiliate with Others
• Identify and Prevent nonspoint source pollition
• Stormwater
• Learn About Stormwater from Stormy the Raindrop!
• Countywide Stormwater Service District
• Proper Discharge of Swimming Pool Water
• Volunteer Opportunities
• Trees

Fairfax Water

• Conservation
• Educational materials for kids

City of Falls Church

• Free leaf mulch
• Certified Arborists
• Neighborhood tree program

Frederick County Solid Waste

• Mulch and premium compost
• Composting at home
• Grasscycling
  

Town of Leesburg

• Natural Landscaping

Loudon Water

• Conservation
• 100 ways to save water

Maryland Department of the Environment

• Tips for the Home Gardener for efficient water use
• Land Fact Sheets – including many gardening tips
• Water Fact Sheets – conservation and water quality

Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

• Wise water use campaign

Prince William County Service Authority

• How to program your irrigation system controller

City of Rockville

• Conservation Landscaping
• Reduce your lawn
• Use native plants
• Reduce pesticide use
• Watersheds in Rockville

Virginia County Extension

• Index of publications
• Building healthy soil
• Waterwise landscape

Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission

• Water conservation tips
• WSSC's Native Plant Garden for Butterflies and Birds
• Scott's Cove Streambank Restoration Project
• Birds of Prey of Patuxent Watershed
• Water Birds of Patuxtent Watershed
• Song Birds of Patuxtent Watershed
• Fish of Triadelphia and Rocky Gorge Reservoirs
• Friends of Brighton Dam Facebook page
• Water Conservation Landscaping. pdf file (English)
• Water Conservation Landscaping pdf file (Spanish)