Thank you to our grant funders!

Thank you to our Healthy Community Sponsors!

Thank you to our Healthy Environment Sponsors!

Turf in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed…11 times the area of Loudoun County

Development changes natural relationships between rain and environment

Diagram from the Center for Watershed Protection

Pre-development relationships

http://chesapeakestormwater.net/2009/10/the-smack-down-on-soil-compaction/

Image credit: American Consumer News

With over 50 million acres of lawn in the US… It’s the 4th largest

crop in acreage after corn, soy, and

wheat…

And the BIGGEST crop in the Chesapeake Bay watershed

Post-construction and soil compaction

http://chesapeakestormwater.net/2009/10/the-smack-down-on-soil-compaction/

HOA Statistics • Over 60% of Loudoun

residents live in HOA- controlled communities

• More than 33,700 acres - about 10% of Loudoun

• This means better HOA landscaping practices can have a really big impact!