Best Management Practices

To begin the BMP process, examine your property or where your livestock is boarded. Make a sketch showing property boundaries, fences and confinement areas, buildings, wells, septic system and drain field, wetlands and ponds, bare ground, and weeds and Non -native and invasive plants and vegetation. Also consider areas that are landscaped or pastured, neighboring land uses, ground contours and soil type.

Studying the property sketch, think about possible pollution sources. Is there a possibility that animal waste from the property might be entering canals and waterways? Could soil erosion on the property be making its way to neighboring properties or nearby surface waters? Is the pasture pond connected to a nearby canal, lake or wetland? Is the correct fertilizer being used for South Florida soils and semi-tropical environment - and what about pesticide usage, and the current system of waste management?

For more information, please use the links below.

Brochures

BMP Fertilizer Brochure
BMP Save the Swales Brochure

Good Horse Sense Manual

Panel Brochures
Best Management Practices - Primary Goal
Water Quality Challenge
Good Horse Sense

Invasive Plants Brochure