Learn about yard care practices that maintain and improve the quality of the habitat in your yard. Scroll though the list of practices or use the links below to jump to the season that interests you.
Fall
The best ecological management of your fall leaves is to leave them lying around your trees and other plants, and to rake the leaves on paths and lawns into planted areas.
Post these signs and the Public Works crews will not remove leaves from the strip of land next to the street in front of your property.
Winter
Winter storms bring icy roads, cold winds — and salt! Learn why salt wise practices are important for you to follow by reading about Slater’s encounters with too much salt on sidewalks, streets, and in Sligo Creek.
Next, learn how to be salt wise by following the good practices listed here.
Spring
Wait for clean-up until nighttime temperatures are regularly in the 50-55 Fahrenheit range. More larvae and pupae will have had a chance to emerge as adults.
Year-round
A snag is a dead or dying tree, often already in the process of natural decomposition. Snags as well as fallen branches and trunks can provide homes for wildlife and adds nutrients to the soil.