Environment	Overview     Composting     Current Events     Earth-Friendly Fertilizers     Environmental Info     Environmental Links     Grass Clippings     Links for Teachers    OCDC Hotline     Rain Gardens     Rouge River Watershed

Overview

Did you know?

More than 1/3 of the pollution in the Rouge River and its tributaries comes from storm water runoff?

A riparian is a person owning land adjacent to streams, rivers, and inland lakes.

It is estimated that homeowners use 10 times more pesticide per acre than farmers.

Michigan is reported to have lost 50% of its original wetlands.  Today, over 75% of Michigan’s wetlands are privately owned.  Wetlands are areas of land that are covered with water at least part of the year, and contain plants and animals adapted to these conditions.