Lawn Alternatives for Beginners (Online)
Online CA, United StatesThursday, October 14, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Zoom Webinar, register here. Do you want to get rid of all (or part) of your grass lawn but don’t know where to start? This introductory workshop will cover the basics of designing a landscape plan, selecting the right plants for your garden, and how to keep it […]
Bay Area Bats (Online)
Online CA, United StatesREGISTER HERE Join Peninsula Open Space Trust for a fun online event where we will learn all about the bats of our area! Corky Quirk will join us from Northern California Bats, an organization dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and release of bats throughout Northern California. We’ll learn about the important role bats play for […]
Design with Native Plants & Succulents (Online)
Online CA, United StatesDesign with Native Plants & Succulents City of Hayward and City of Milpitas Instructor: Juanita Salisbury Attendees will learn how to design a visually successful native plant and succulent garden that requires low maintenance and little water. Course will also cover how to care for, irrigate, and propagate succulents. REGISTER HERE
First Flush Volunteer Training
Online CA, United StatesJoin the San Mateo Resource Conservation District for their biggest volunteer event of the year! First Flush is the first big rain of the season, when pollutants that have accumulated across the landscape during the dry season wash off the land and enter storm drains and creeks and flow into the ocean. San Mateo RCD […]
WaterPalooza! 2021 (Online)
Online CA, United StatesJoin hundreds of water leaders and decision makers from across the hydro cycle representing state and local governments, agencies, institutional users, engineering and service providers. WaterPalooza! features an amazing diversity of stories, experiences, insights and visions as we attempt to build a more resilient, equitable and prosperous Bay Area. REGISTER HERE! Speakers (A Partial Listing) Dr. […]
Groundwater and Urban Growth in the San Joaquin Valley (Online)
Online CA, United StatesAbout the Program The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) will help the San Joaquin Valley address groundwater overdraft while also building its climate resilience. This will require hard work, not only by farmers—the largest groundwater users—but also by the valley’s urban water utilities. Join the PPIC Water Policy Center and state and local experts for […]
ReScape MWELO Reporting Community Workshop (Online)
Online CA, United StatesReScape is partnering with Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) to host five three-hour community workshops. Under regulations adopted in 2015, cities and counties are to report to the state each year on their landscape permitting activities that are in compliance with Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO). These reports include much vital information for evaluating the success of […]
Do you want information about how to stop climate change? (Online)
Online CA, United StatesWould you like to test your own ideas about climate change? Join this interactive presentation that is short and powerful. It is non-partisan and all are welcome. Elaine Salinger, a Citizens Climate Lobby member, is offering zoom meetings twice a week about climate change solutions and action. The response to the zoom meetings has been […]
Landscape Conversion 101
Online CA, United StatesLandscape Conversion 101 City of Hayward Instructor: Juanita Salisbury Do you want to convert your existing landscape into a more efficient and drought tolerant landscape but don't know where to start? Are you interested in reducing pollution runoff to the Bay and attracting pollinators? In this workshop you will learn how to convert your high […]
Improving California’s Water Market (Online)
Online CA, United StatesAbout the Program As California works to bring its groundwater basins into balance under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), water banking and trading are important tools to help manage the transition—but aging infrastructure and complex regulations are limiting expansion. Join the PPIC Water Policy Center and state and local experts for a panel discussion […]