Everyone striving for their dream lawn or garden knows the frustration of unexpected obstacles. Whether it’s stubborn ...

Most towns in the county are located along a creek or river. Unfortunately in many cases the resource that made the town site attractive was soon treated as a dump, sewer or drain. San Luis Creek ...

Copious early rainfall and efforts aimed at restoring local salmon and steelhead trout habitat have made such scenes possible ...

See how to install an in-ground drainage system ... a swath of river rock on the low ground where it serves as a dry creek bed to direct rainwater. When space permits their use, circular driveways ...

Goodyear City Council took another step toward improving Bullard Wash Trail during its meeting on Dec. 9, approving an ...

Although rain gardens, swales, and dry creek beds seem like similar ways to control drainage problems, they have their differences, especially in application. DIYers may be able to create each of ...

a dry creek bed filled with rock can pool water in storms and fit in with your landscaping when dry. You can read more about these and other options in 7 Ways to Improve Drainage in Your Yard. A dry ...

Iowa's largest farmers cooperative might face a significant fine for a massive fertilizer spill in southwest Iowa that annihilated aquatic creatures in a 60-mile stretch of a river.

Most people tend to overestimate the risks various daily activities bring, but that doesn’t mean anyone expects to be in ...

Lehigh Portland Cement Company in Mason City agreed in 2001 to pay $675,000 for contaminating Calmus Creek with chalky, solid materials that covered more than 4 acres of the creek's bed.