Salt Smart Practices for Safe Parking Lots and Sidewalks
Explore some of the Salt Smart practices snow clearing crews use to create safe parking lots and sidewalks during the winter.
Explore some of the Salt Smart practices snow clearing crews use to create safe parking lots and sidewalks during the winter.
Using Salt Smart practices to prepare for and respond to winter storms, we can stay safe at home, on the road, and in our communities.
Prioritizing clean water, avoiding waste, and even protecting your pet are a few reasons why you’ll want to be Salt Smart this winter.
The right tool for the job makes clearing snow much easier. Before you grab the salt, pick up the shovel or wheel out the snow blower.
Be Salt Smart by choosing a salt-efficient water softening system to reduce the impact on local rivers and streams.
Salt Brine, a mix of Rock Salt and water, is better at melting snow and ice, reduces waste, and is easy to use at home.
Road salt is an important tool to keep our roads safe during winter weather. It can speed up snow and ice melting, making it easier
The salt on sidewalks, parking lots, and roads can help keep us safe from icy patches in the winter time, but salt isn’t good for
Blistering winds, red noses, and the crunch of salt beneath our boots are familiar features of winters here in northeastern Illinois. After years of crunching,
As the temperatures drop, the fish go deep. As we head indoors for the winter, finding refuge and warmth in a comfy chair by the
Salt Smart is coordinated by
The Conservation Foundation.