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Lewis Creek Association offers tips for improving water quality
THE LEWIS CREEK Association in a presentation last week offered several suggestions for steps community members can take on their properties to help protect local water quality, including by planting a rain garden like the one pictured here. Rain gardens can help soak up and filter runoff.
Photo provided by Kate Kelly
February 12, 2026
BRISTOL — Should you need a reminder of our close ties to the surrounding environment, look no further than your local watershed. Watersheds are vital parts of the natural landscape, and their health is directly affected by actions on land, from develo …
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