FYN Principle #9: Protect the Waterfront

Many Florida homeowners have property adjacent to water, and enjoy the beautiful scenery and fun water-based activities. Because everything you put in your landscape can wash into the water, waterfront property requires a little more care.

UF/IFAS Sites

• Best Management Practices for Turfgrass
• Florida Yards and Neighborhoods Program
• On the Waterfront
• Protect the Waterfront

UF/IFAS Publications

• Enviroscaping
• Florida Guide to Environmental Landscaping
• Florida Yards and Neighborhoods Program Publications
• A Guide to Environmentally Friendly Landscaping: Florida Yards & Neighborhoods Handbook
• Protecting Osceola Lakes (PDF)
• Surround Our Lakes with Florida-friendly Yards (PDF)
• Using Water Wisely

Other Sites

• How to Manage and Control Stormwater Runoff--University of Missouri Extension
• Maintaining Waterfront Turf to Preserve Water Quality--Michigan State University Extension (PDF)
• Managing Stormwater Runoff to Prevent Contamination of Drinking Water--Environmental Protection Agency (PDF)
• Stormwater and Non-point Source Pollution--Purdue Extension (PDF)
• Stormwater and Your Community--Ohio State University Extension
• Stormwater Runoff--University of Wisconsin Extension