Natural Yard Care
The Health Department's Natural Yard Care program promotes environmental lawn and landscape maintenance to homeowners and professional landscapers across Pierce County.
Free Natural Yard Care Workshops in May 2013, for Gig Harbor residents: Click here for more info.
Natural yard care practices emphasizes proper plant health care, including proper lawn grass management, using water and fertilizer resources judiciously, planting the right plant in the right place, and preserving healthy soil conditions.
By using Natural yard care practices, you can do your part to help the environment while having a beautiful yard that is healthy for your family, pets, and neighborhood.
5 steps to Natural Yard Care:- Build healthy soils
- Plant right for your site
- Practice smart watering
- Think twice before using pesticides
- Practice natural lawn care
Environment
- Applications and Forms
- Community Safety
- Community Transformation
- Drinking Water & Wells
- Environmental Health Indicators Project
- Environmental Health Priorities
- EnviroStars
- Groundwater
- Healthy Home Environment
- Planning for Healthy Communities
- Prevent and Respond to Flooding
- Septic Systems
- Site Investigation
- Surface Water: Lakes, Beaches and Shellfish
- Waste Management
- Wood Smoke Reduction Program
