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.
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.
Make your garden beautiful and stormwater-safe! This webinar will cover 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.
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Learn how to tell what's fact and fiction when it comes to landscaping. California American Water's webinar will discuss the following misconceptions: what plants really need to thrive, how to save money and time working with natural systems, it's not as simple as they say it is, and not all irrigation is created equal. This class is free, but advanced...
Everything you need to know about turf! Attend this webinar for information on removing your lawn and replacing it with a watershed-wise landscape. Learn about removing turf without chemicals, replacing turf with climate-appropriate plants, maintaining turf organically, simple and resilient lawn care strategies, and managing weeds, pests, and disease. This class is free, but advanced registration is required.
Passive and active rainwater collection can be great ways to protect our waterways while helping your yard flourish! This webinar by Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MET) will go over selecting a rainwater capture method, swale and berm tips, information about cisterns, and integrating hardscapes. This class is free, but advanced registration is required.
Join us to discover how to keep local waterways safe while keeping your yard free of ants and spiders. Stop by our table anytime between 10:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. to discuss the use of ant bait stations, proper outdoor space maintenance to deter spiders, identification of common spiders found in OC, and more! This event is free and no...
Have questions about your irrigation controller? We have you covered. This webinar will focus on irrigation’s role in maintaining a soil moisture balance, the purpose and potential of a weather-based controller, basic terminology and programming principles, and identifying special functions like cycle and soak. The class is free, but advanced registration is required.
Tune-in for the basics of turf. Learn about removing turf without chemicals, replacing turf with climate-appropriate plants, maintaining turf organically, simple and resilient lawn care strategies, and managing weeds, pests, and disease. This class is free, but advance registration is required.
Preparing for tomorrow, today! Learn how Moulton Niguel Water District and OC Public Works adapted the district's advanced metering infrastructure to improve watershed monitoring. They will go over how smart technology has helped them identify potential barriers for a runoff capture project in the Aliso Creek Watershed. This webinar is free, but advance registration is required.
CA friendly native plants can be tremendous additions to your property which protect our waterways. Learn about building a healthy living soil sponge, holding rainwater on your property, selecting local native plants that minimize water use and maximize biodiversity, and controling your irrigation. The class is free, but advanced registration is required.
