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Polk County ecologist urges homeowners to use rain gardens, prairie plantings to improve water quality
Summary
Amanda Brown urged Polk County homeowners to plant native prairie, install rain gardens and rain barrels, and seek city cost-share programs to reduce stormwater runoff and lower water-treatment costs.
Amanda Brown, conservation ecologist with Polk County Conservation, outlined practical steps homeowners can take to reduce stormwater runoff and improve local water quality. "They can plant prairie in their yard," she said, adding that residents can create rain gardens to capture downspout runoff and use rain barrels to conserve water for irrigation.
Brown said cities sometimes offer cost-share programs to help homeowners cover installation costs and pointed listeners toward local conservation resources and RainCampaign.org for technical guidance. She encouraged residents to talk with neighbors and local officials about conservation measures and said Polk County Conservation staff can provide guidance to interested landowners.
