May is Water Awareness Month! Water is our most valuable resource, so it's critical to conserve water and prevent pollutants from flowing untreated into our waterways.
Learn about sizing and siting a stormwater capture area, developing a palette of climate-appropriate plants, applying key design principles, and laying out a successful planting plan. This class is free, but advanced registration is required.
This is one of four workshops hosted by the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board that will provide an overview of current and pending stormwater regulations in the Santa Ana Region (North and Central Orange County as well as portions of Riverside and San Bernardino counties). Each workshop will cover the same information and is open to anyone interested...
Learn how to manage your garden's unwelcomed visitors in a stormwater-safe way! This webinar will discuss using an integrated pest management program (IPM), developing strategies to prevent pest problems, managing weeds and regrowth without chemicals, and non-toxic solutions for pest control. This class is free, but advanced registration is required.
Replace your yard with a watershed-wise landscape! This webinar will go over how to remove turf without the use of chemicals, replacing turf with climate-appropriate plants, and how to successfully apply for a turf replacement rebate. This class is free, but advance registration is required.
This is one of four workshops hosted by the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board that will provide an overview of current and pending stormwater regulations in the Santa Ana Region (North and Central Orange County as well as portions of Riverside and San Bernardino counties). Each workshop will cover the same information and is open to anyone interested...
Bring your family, friends, and coworkers to help protect our ocean! Don't forget your sun protection, closed-toed shoes, and a reusable water bottle. To register, click the link and submit the registration form.
Come with your family, friends, and coworkers to help protect our ocean! Make sure to bring sun protection, closed-toed shoes, and a reusable water bottle. To register, click the link and submit the registration form.
Enjoy a FREE self-guided journey around some of South OC's most beautiful and sustainable landscapes. This tour will feature watershed-wise garden elements, OC garden-friendly plants, educational stations, and more! You will also learn from experts at Moulton Niguel's open house about how to prevent runoff pollution, where your water comes from, and their efforts to increase drought resiliency. This workshop...
This webinar will provide an introduction to irrigation and efficient water usage! Learn about your irrigation system, programming a controller, why drip over spray, and easy ways to conserve water. This class is free, but advance registration is required.
Design your yard in watershed-wise ways! Discover how to program a controller, why drip over spray, and easy ways to conserve water. This class is free, but advanced registration is required.
Passive and active rainwater capture can be terrific for your yard and our waterways! This FREE webinar by Metropilitan Water District of Southern California (MWDOC) will discuss selecting a rainwater capture method, swale and berm tips, information about cisterns, and integrating hardscapes. Advanced registration is required.