Environment at Home

What we do in our daily lives around our home and our community, from fertilizing the lawn and garden to leaving the family pet droppings, can affect the health of our streams and rivers.  It may be unintentional, but if it's on the ground rain will wash it into the storm drain and from there it goes directly and untreated into our neighborhood streams, rivers and eventually the Chesapeake Bay.  This is referred to as non-point source pollution and it is generated by all of us simply from our everyday activities.

Make Your Home and Community Bay Friendly

• Winter Wonderful Landscapes (PDF): Plan your landscape with plants that are naturally attractive during different seasons of the year, including winter.
• Holiday Enviro-tips (PDF): Use these holiday traditions to reduce, reuse and recycle.
• Enviro-tips: Share these environmental tips for inside and outside the home, and within the community.
• From My Backyard to the Bay (PDF/5.3 mb): Read about all the ways our homes are opportunities to help clean the Bay.
• BayScapes for Homeowners (PDF): A homeowner's guide to designing an environmentally friendly yard.
• Tree-Mendous: Get an order form and information about trees that are available from the Maryland Tree-Mendous Tree program.
• Growing Home: Become a part of Baltimore County's Green Renaissance by planting trees around your home.
• Recycling: Keep updated on the County's disposal sites and collection events for various recyclable materials.

Make Your Home and Community Safe

• Household Hazardous Waste: Tips on recycling and disposal of hazardous waste by homeowners.
• Mosquito Control: Facts about mosquitoes and how to control them
• Rid Rats: Practical information for dealing with rodent problems. Useful for both homeowners and communities.
• Refuse Disposal (PDF):  Tips for keeping your community clean and safe from pests.
• Swimming Beach Monitoring: Baltimore County's Department of Environmental Protection and Resource management (DEPRM) monitors our beaches for safe swimming safety conditions.

Contact Information

Jeanne Armacost
Phone: 410-887-5683
Fax: 410-887-4804
E-mail: jarmacost@co.ba.md.us

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Revised May 22, 2008