Tip 4: Mow for the Flow
Keep your grass clippings on the lawn,
and not on your street.
Keep grass clippings on the lawn - not in the street or driveway.
Grass clippings contain phosphorus and other nutrients that feed algae in our lakes and wetlands. Those same nutrients could help your lawn stay healthy with fewer applications of fertilizer. They will also help your lawn absorb more carbon dioxide to reduce global climate change.
So keep grass clippings where they’ll help your lawn. That will help protect our lakes and wetlands too!
Mow at a higher setting.
Grass mowed to a height of 2 ½ to 3 inches develops deeper, healthier roots. Deeper roots means less watering and fewer weeds.
Learn more at the University of Minnesota Extension SULIS website.
Keep storm drains free of leaves and debris.
Leaves, litter and other debris can harm more than water quality when they end up in a storm sewer. They can block the flow of storm water and cause localized flooding.
Adopt a storm drain. Keep a storm drain in your neighborhood clean to protect lakes and prevent flooding.