Trout Friendly Certification Registration

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Basic Certification

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Conserve Water

Do not water your lawn during the hottest part of the day- generally from 10:00am-5:00 pm
Water appropriately for your soil conditions; usually this is deeply AND every other day to cultivate healthy roots

Reduce Chemical Use

Raise the mower blade to 3 inches every time you mow; this will decrease your water, fertilizer and pesticide needs
Spot spray herbicide rather than broadcast spraying AND only spray when it is the most effective way to control weeds

Native and Drought-Tolerant Plants

(For silver: You go above and beyond Basic Certification with 4 of the below categories)

(For gold: You go above and beyond Basic Certification with 5 or more of the below categories)

Conserve Water

Establish a no-mow zone, an area where you let the grass grow tall and reduce irrigation in that area
Install drip irrigation for shrubs and trees
Install rain sensors to automatically turn off your irrigation system when it rains
Invest in an irrigation assessment and follow the recommendations
Use a rain barrel to collect water to supplement irrigation for your yard

Reduce Chemical Use

Native and Drought-Tolerant Plants

Plant native shrubs and trees in backyards or along stream banks to improve backyard habitat and protect the stream from erosion. Native shrubs along stream banks will shade the river and keep water cool for fish
Convert sections of your lawn from Kentucky blue grass to a native buffer with drought-tolerant turf
Plant an area in native or drought-tolerant plants to reduce water use
Use native plants as a visual barrier instead of fence material to increase urban wildlife habitat- for example plant Chokecherry trees along property line instead of a wood fence