BACKYARD STREAMS
How's My Waterway?
Curious about the health of your local waterway? Enter your zip code and use this informative tool from EPA to find out!
Enter Your Location
Living Along a KY Stream
Protect, enhance, and preserve your local waterways by learning more about these natural spaces.
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Kentucky Water Maps
Explore water ways on your property and in your community with KY Division of Water's (KDOW) interactive water maps.
KDOW Water Maps
KY Stream Guide
Learn more about backyard streams and how to protect them and improve habitats and water quality in Central Kentucky.
Backyard Stream Guide
My Kentucky River Basin
Identify and explore your river basin and find ways to protect it with this interactive map from the KY Division of Water.
Explore Your Basin
Special Stream Conditions
Check out this resource to see if your stream has unique, sensitive or especially valuable biotic resources to be aware of.
View Conditions
Planting Along Your Waterway
This publication covers best practices for planting along your waterway to improve the quality of your local stream, pond or lake.
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Protecting Urban Streams
Find information about urban stream challenges and ways to help protect and foster healthier waterways in our cities.
Urban Stream PubsAdditional Backyard Stream Related Publications
Become a Backyard Stream Steward
Join local volunteers in bettering our watersheds, streams, buffers, and overall water / habitat health.
BE A STREAM STEWARDBACKYARD STREAM VIDEOS 
UK Watershed Protection and Restoration | Backyard Stream Playlist PLAY ALL
WOLF RUN WATERSHED KEY STEWARD VIDEOS
Wolf Run Watershed Playlist PLAY ALL | UK Watershed Protection and Restoration
STREAM RESTORATION VIDEOS
Stream Restoration Playlist PLAY ALL | UK Watershed Protection and Restoration
