Recycle the Rain

Environmental protection can begin in everyone’s backyard so why not recycle the rain and create a beautiful nature -friendly rain garden in your yard.

What is a rain garden?  A rain garden is a specially designed landscape feature the captures excess water from roofs and lawns following a rain event.

Why Install a Rain Garden? Excess water detained by the garden can slowly filter through the soil instead of being rushed away via the nearby storm drain. Taking steps to decrease the amount of excess water entering storm drains in your neighborhood and will benefit your local streams, lakes and surrounding environment. Rain gardens are beneficial because the aid in

• Recharging ground water supplies and conservation of a natural resource
• Prevention of poor water quality and quantity issues
• Creates a natural habitat for birds and butterflies.

For determining and calculating the right size of your rain garden and  how to dig and plant your rain garden along with a list of native Arkansas plants to use contact the Arkansas Watershed Advisory Group or AWAG at www.awag.com and request their free How to Build a Rain Garden Brochure.

Save some green

Don’t Just Go Green

(Save some too!)

 

Since its Founding in 1951, The Natures Conservatory

has conserved more than 117 million acres around the globe

including 250,000 acres in Arkansas.

Make a difference and help keep Arkansas the Natural State.

Learn how you can join

thousands of others in supporting The Nature Conservancy’s

work in Arkansas and in your state.

www.nature.org  

www.nature.org/arkansas

 

 

The “Woodies” are among a handful of duck species

that rely on holes in dead or dying trees to make

their nests. Some are natural openings from rotted knots

and split trunks; others are abandoned woodpecker holes.

It takes decades for nature to produce the right type

of nesting cavity that they need, but people can help.

Wood duck boxes have been used by conservation agencies

are largely responsible for the rebound of this species

of water fowl.

“Woodworking for Wildlife”is available for $6.50 from the

Arkansas Game and Fish Organization To order a copy

and learn how to build a multitude of wildlife homes

visit www.agfc.com