Long Island Sound Lawn Fertilizer Outreach Targeting Tool

Researchers from the University of Connecticut, Clark University, and the University of Maryland released the Lawn Fertilizer Outreach Targeting Tool this winter.  

The interdisciplinary tool uses data both from a homeowner survey on lawn fertilizer behavior and the University of Connecticut’s “N-Sink” tool. “N-Sink” shows hotspots in the regional landscape that are at the highest risk of sending nitrogen pollution to the Sound. This helps landowners connect the lawn fertilizer usage on their land to pollution in coastal waters, as pollution varies by landscape type. The survey was supported by the Long Island Sound Research Grant program. 

Click the photo below to explore the tool.

This toggle shows where nitrogen reduction would be highest after residents of those areas slowed their fertilizing habits.

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