Helping Protect the Natural Resources of Wake County, NC
protects our water is one answer.
helps farmers maximize their resources is another.
the Walkabout Farm Vermicompost Project
Result:
The farm’s horse manure pile was reduced by converting barn waste to a resource, minimizing nutrient runoff and improving water quality in Middle Creek in the Neuse River Basin.
Stormwater runoff is the biggest water quality problem facing the waterways of the United States. The Wake SWCD is working to protect Wake County’s land and water.
From the Garner-Cleveland Record and and News and Observer:
http://www.garnercleveland.com/2012/05/22/11289/school-tackles-environmental-threat.html
GARNER When it rained, water rolled off the roof of Timber Drive Elementary School and washed over a small playground behind the building. Years of erosion killed the grass, leaving hard dirt as a play surface for kids.
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