/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Times of San Diegoby By Hoa Quach Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
The Surfrider Foundation‘s San Diego County Chapter is offering courses on how to design a sustainable landscape, with upcoming sessions planned for March 16 in Carlsbad and March 19 in Oceanside. Urban run-off is the primary source of ocean pollution, and landscapes “can help soak up rainwater, reduce polluted rainwater run-off and prevent water run-off […]
The Metropolitan Water District Tuesday unveiled a two- year plan in which Imperial County farmers will be paid not to grow crops on a portion of their land so that water can be shipped to the Southland. Beginning in April, farmers in the southeastern corner of California will voluntarily skip their spring and summer plantings […]
While California’s 2016 El Niño season has been drier than expected, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works is working to extra moisture from recent storms through a process called “cloud seeding.” What in the world is cloud seeding? It’s a process where chemicals are sent into the clouds either by plane, generators on […]
Despite recent rainstorms, San Diego’s drought continues and landscape architects worry that families and businesses are fighting back by replacing lawns with fake grass. Instead, there’s a different plant-based path, a “San Diego Style” that favors succulents, native grasses and other materials appropriate to the Southern California climate, say the experts. Designers, contractors, planners and […]
Surfrider Foundation to Offer Landscape Classes
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diegoby By Hoa Quach Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe Surfrider Foundation‘s San Diego County Chapter is offering courses on how to design a sustainable landscape, with upcoming sessions planned for March 16 in Carlsbad and March 19 in Oceanside. Urban run-off is the primary source of ocean pollution, and landscapes “can help soak up rainwater, reduce polluted rainwater run-off and prevent water run-off […]
New Metropolitan Water District Plan Calls for Farmers to be Paid not to Grow Crops
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /My News LAby By Hillary JacksonThe Metropolitan Water District Tuesday unveiled a two- year plan in which Imperial County farmers will be paid not to grow crops on a portion of their land so that water can be shipped to the Southland. Beginning in April, farmers in the southeastern corner of California will voluntarily skip their spring and summer plantings […]
Cloud Seeding Brings 10-15 Percent More Rain to Los Angeles
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /89.3 KPCC (Pasadena)While California’s 2016 El Niño season has been drier than expected, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works is working to extra moisture from recent storms through a process called “cloud seeding.” What in the world is cloud seeding? It’s a process where chemicals are sent into the clouds either by plane, generators on […]
Droughtwise Landscapes: Fake Grass Not Only Answer
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby By Roger ShowleyDespite recent rainstorms, San Diego’s drought continues and landscape architects worry that families and businesses are fighting back by replacing lawns with fake grass. Instead, there’s a different plant-based path, a “San Diego Style” that favors succulents, native grasses and other materials appropriate to the Southern California climate, say the experts. Designers, contractors, planners and […]