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Yard by yard, we can all make a difference.

What's Trout Friendly?

The Trout Friendly Yard Certification offers a simple way for people to make a difference at home! The certification advises how renters and homeowners alike can support the health of the Big Wood River. Across five levels, the certification outlines landscaping practices that:

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CONSERVE WATER

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INCLUYE PLANTAS NATIVAS Y TOLERANTES A LA SEQUÍA

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REDUCE O ELIMINA EL USO DE FERTILIZANTES SINTÉTICOS

The health of the Big Wood's gravel bed river floodplain relies on ample and clean flows of water, plus a biodiversity of plant and animal life. By embracing Trout Friendly landscaping, you're supporting the health of the ecosystem-- the soil, plants, bugs and fish-- that keep the Big Wood River flowing and alive.

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Explore the Trout Friendly Yard Certification
Levels & Criteria

Download the Trout Friendly Yard Certification level and criteria guide. Which level are you going to aim for this year?

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Please select criteria completed by certification level below:

Check the following Dragonfly level criteria completed:

Cease the use of synthetic fertilizer.

Identify and remove any state- and county-listed noxious weeds on-site.

Establish no-mow or buffer zones in which long grass and natural vegetation is allowed to grow, particularly around shorelines.

Install a beneficial "insect home" and build rock piles to create invertebrate habitats.

Cease the use of the insecticides and herbicides, with an exception of the latter on noxious weeds.

Raise mower blade to 3-4 inches.

Incorporate one or two bird boxes per species per acre on your yard, propose a species to the Land Trust for approval.

Adjust automatic irrigation schedule to water between 10pm and 6am only.

Apply a bottom layer of compost and 4-6" top layer of mulch to exposed soils, as well as to the base of all trees and shrubs. Leave a buffer as to not burn the stems of plants.

Remove one third of the non-native turf grass on-site, and replace with native plantings or xeriscaping.

Check the following Wood River Sculpin level criteria completed:

I have completed all Dragonfly level criteria.

Group vegetation with similar water needs in the same irrigation or "hydro" zones.

Incorporate 5 native flowering plants with nectar or pollen for bees, butterflies, moths, or bats.

Incorporate 3 native flowering plants whose seeds or berries benefit birds.

Incorporate 8 native plantings that bloom at different stages of the season, to create a "four-season" garden.

Remove 50% of the non-native turf grass on-site, and replace with native plantings.

Adjust landscaping so that at least 50% of plantings on-site are drought-tolerant.

Apply a bottom layer of compost and 4-6" top layer of mulch to exposed soils, as well as to the base of all trees and shrubs. Leave a buffer as to not burn the stems of plants.

Calculate and record gallons per minute and gallons per square foot delivered by the irrigation system to the yard.

Connect soil moisture sensor to irrigation system, and adjust watering schedule to cease irrigating beyond 30% of saturation.

Spread 0.5" of compost across native turf grasses.

Check the following Redband Trout level criteria completed:

I have completed all Dragonfly and Wood River Sculpin level criteria.

Apply natural soil building treatments to half of the yard area, based on site-specific soil analysis and expert feedback.

Install rainwater harvesting system to direct runoff from the roof into yard landscaping.

Adjust landscaping so that 80% of plantings on-site are drought-tolerant.

Adjust landscaping so that 90% of shrubs and trees on-site are native.

Extend no-mow and buffer zones to stretch for a quarter of the length of the perimeter of the lot; or, the entire length of the yard adjacent to a waterway.

Install bioswales or sloped shallow ditches to collect stormwater and allow it to slowly soak into the ground.

Remove the remainder of the non-native turf grass on the lot and replace with native plantings.

Incorporate at least three native vegetation layers to mimic natural habitats-- a low herbaceous layer, medium-height shrubs and small trees, and a high canopy of large trees.

Reconfigure irrigation schedule to reduce water delivery to be no more than 0.68 gallons per square foot.

Apply a bottom layer of compost and 4-6" top layer of mulch to the base of all trees and shrubs, as well as to exposed soils.

Check the following Eager Beaver level criteria completed:

I have completed all Dragonfly, Wood River Sculpin, and Redband Trout level criteria.

Install grey water reuse system.

Remove all impervious surfaces from the yard and replace with permeable/pervious surfaces.

Convert yard to xeriscape, significantly reducing and possibly eliminating the need for irrigation.

Complete a riparian restoration project along a stream or wetland area in your yard.

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