Skip to content

Partners of Scott County Watersheds

Our Mission: To improve the stewardship of Scott County watersheds through education, technical guidance, and volunteer opportunities.

Menu
  • Home
  • About
    • PSCW Board
    • Newsletters
  • Education
    • Forums
    • Workshops
    • School Programs
  • Technical Guidance
    • Site Visits
    • Nitrogen Test Strips
    • Duck Creek Access Project
  • Volunteering
    • Snapshots
    • Community Cleanup Events
  • Learn More
    • Water Quality
      • Water Quality Testing Supplies
      • Water Quality News
    • Maps & Data
    • IA DNR Facility Explorer
    • Iowa DNR Impaired Waters List
    • Oxbow Lake Restoration
    • Assessments
  • Get Involved
    • Become a Member
    • Contact
    • Partners
      • Become a Partner
    • Donate
    • Take Action
      • What Can I Do?
      • Funding
      • Informational Resources

Urban Stewardship

Don’t just landscape, Rainscape!

Implement Urban Conservation Landscaping Practices like rain gardens, bioswales, permeable paving, soil quality restoration, and native landscaping.  These practices infiltrate rain water runoff from lawns, roofs, driveways, and other impervious surfaces, filtering out pollutants and restoring natural hydrology.  They can also solve drainage issues, lessen mowing and maintenance, beautify property, and attract birds and butterflies. 

Backyard Composting reintroduces important nutrients to plants, further establishing their root systems.

Planting Trees keeps soil in place with root systems, and foliage slows the velocity of rainfall, thus reducing the impact of rain falling on the ground and disrupting the soil.

Subscribe


Email Updates

Recent Posts

  • Summer 2022 Community Cleanups
  • Robin Creek Park Summer Cleanups
  • June Virtual Forum
  • “Nature is Local” Webinars from Bi-CAN
  • May 2022 Virtual Forum

Archives

Partners of Scott County Watersheds 2022 . Powered by WordPress