Garden like a water miser and still have the healthiest lawn in town! What else can you do to take care of your yard with the least environmental impact? What’s the most effective way to water your plants and lawn without wasting water, and to reap a healthier lawn? Join us for this evening briefing as we share top tips for the most environmentally friendly yard, from selecting plants that will make your property an inviting space for the birds and the bees, to lawn care tips that will save you money and time. Everything you do in your yard can have an impact on the watershed you live in - we will help ensure it’s a positive impact! This program is cosponsored by GSWA and Parsippany-Troy Hills Public Library. Registration is required.

Due to the weather that’s happening out there, tonight’s Stormwater Management program has been postponed. We do not yet have a new date, but will announce it as soon as it's scheduled. Everyone be safe! Green infrastructure can win a trifecta of benefits: managing heavy rain and snow, improving water supplies, and enhancing real estate development. Great news: the NJ Department of Environmental Protection is issuing new rules for stormwater management that mandate use of green infrastructure such as bioswales, rain gardens, pervious pavement, tree wells, etc. Learn about these elements of landscape architecture and how they enhance aesthetics, health, and safety from Marian Glenn, Summit Environmental Commission member, and President of the Trustees of the Rahway River Watershed Association.

A lush, green lawn, beautiful native plants, and a garden that yields healthy produce. This is something many of us strive for each year. But at what cost to our water supply an environment? There are a variety of ways to conserve water and eliminate weeds using sustainable techniques. And now is the time to find out about these solutions, before the last bit of snow melts. Join us as Amy Rowe, Ph. D., County Agent, Rutgers NJ Agricultural Experiment Station, demonstrates environmentally sound techniques to get the most out of our gardens this year! Registration is required.

Everyone still asks, “So how’s the water?” Come out and learn about the water quality along your stretch of the Passaic River and get the answers. Great Swamp Watershed Association Director of Water Quality, Sandra LaVigne, will present the 2018 water quality year in review, with data from our in-depth sampling program that covers the Passaic River from its headwaters in Great Swamp through the Florham Park/Livingston region. GSWA’s new microplastics sampling program will also be discussed. Registration is required. Register online at GreatSwamp.org or call 973-538-3500. This free program is co-sponsored by GSWA and Summit Free Public Library.