Fall Yard Care
Fall is a great time to plant trees!
It's Fall, and with the changing seasons comes opportunities to help protect the environment. Fall is a great time to plant trees that beautify your property and filter pollutants from stormwater runoff.
Also, visit our Yard Care page for more tips. Never rake or blow leaves into storm drains or ditches or creeks. Leaves clog our waterways and add nutrients that our water doesn't need. Instead, you can compost them or use them as ground cover in natural areas, or let your municipality take them to be composted with other yard waste.
Clean water begins with you and me!
Fishing for bass is a popular activity in North Carolina
An estimated two-thirds of North Carolina’s water pollution is caused by polluted runoff, also called stormwater pollution. This runoff comes from our streets, lawns, and rooftops. It carries dirt, oil, fertilizer, pet waste, and many other pollutants directly to our streams, lakes, and rivers.
Our waterways provide drinking water, recreation, and fish and wildlife habitat. These uses are threatened by the harmful effects of stormwater pollution.
You can help! Explore this website to learn simple things you can do to help protect our water resources.
Watershed Facts
North Carolina’s largest producers of tobacco, corn, and wheat are located in the Tar-Pamlico River Basin.
Did you know?
Storm drains carry untreated water directly into our creeks and streams. Dirt, litter, dog poop, or motor oil on the ground or in a ditch can end up in our water with just one rain event!
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