1.0Highland Bayou Watershed Protection Planhttps://agrilife.org/highlandbayouHighland Bayou Watershed Protection Planrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="GBhQQjB0CE"><a href="https://agrilife.org/highlandbayou/actions-matter/lawn-care/">Landscaping and Lawn Care</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://agrilife.org/highlandbayou/actions-matter/lawn-care/embed/#?secret=GBhQQjB0CE" width="600" height="338" title="“Landscaping and Lawn Care” — Highland Bayou Watershed Protection Plan" data-secret="GBhQQjB0CE" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://agrilife.org/highlandbayou/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> When the waterway is not physically next to your property, it can be hard to remember that what you do on your lawn will affect the Bayou. Water from rain, irrigation, and sprinklers flows from your lawns and into storm drains before reaching the bayous. This runoff is NOT treated by sewage plants and it flows untreated into Galveston’s bayous and eventually the Bay. This means that excess fertilizer and pesticides, lawn clippings, pet waste, lawn waste, septic system seepage, and spilled oils and paints flow from your... Read More →http://agrilife.org/highlandbayou/files/2013/05/lawn-and-bayous-1024x127.png