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California American Water is hosting a free drip irrigation 101 workshop! Poor irrigation practices are the number one reason plants fail. Want to save your landscape? Join them to learn about: soil moisture balance, key components of a properly installed drip system, typical problems with drip and how to avoid them, and developing a successful maintenance practice. The class is...

This Zoom webinar will go over: overview of an irrigation system, programming a controller, why drip is better than spray, and easy ways to conserve water. The class is free, but registration is required.

Take advantage of this class CA Friendly and Native Plant Landscaping class offered by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. 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 controlling your irrigation. The class is free, but registration is required and limited to...

Orange County Coastkeeper has taken traditional group beach cleanups and turned them into Beautification on Your Block cleanups. Continue to do your part in keeping your community safe and clean. Take a walk around your neighborhood and clean any litter or trash you find.

Join OC Habitats in the Upper Newport Bay for their monthly restoration of the ecological reserve and salt marsh through invasive plant removal and native planting. Meet at Back Bay Science Center, parking is free. This is a gated site so you will be given access upon arrival at the gate on Shellmaker. Registration and waivers required.

Take advantage of this class CA Friendly and Native Plant Landscaping class offered by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. 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 controlling your irrigation. The class is free, but registration is required and limited to...

This Zoom webinar will focus on best management practices for passive and active rainwater capturing. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California will cover: reviewing criteria and considerations in selecting a rainwater capture method, swales and berms (calculations, setbacks, installation), cisterns, and integrating hardscape. The class is free, but registration is required.

In this Zoom webinar, you will learn how to successfully design a watershed-wise landscape. This includes: sizing and sithing the rainwater capture area, planting climate-appropriate plants, applying key design principles, and laying out a successful planting plan. The class is free, but registration is required and limited to customers of the Metropolitan Water District service area.

Save our Beach invites you to participate in a beach cleanup at Seal Beach. Bags and disinfected pickers are provided. Participants must provide gloves and masks. Pre-registration is required.

Above ground or in-ground, planter beds have special requirements. Attend this virtual class to learn more about: choosing when planter beds are your best choice, constructing raised planters, creating the right soil set-up, and managing the irrigation while minimizing plant loss. The class is free, but registration is required.

In this class, you will learn how to do the following: remove turf without the use of chemicals, replace turf with climate-appropriate plantings, keep turf in-place but maintain it in an organic manner, simple lawn care strategies to improve resilience, and manage weeds, pests, and disease. This class is free, but registration is required.