Conservation

Here is a collection of the top ten water conservation tips available. Go Native Use native plants in your landscape. They look great, and don’t need much water or fertilizer. Also choose grass varieties for your lawn that are adapted for your region’s climate, reducing the need for extensive watering or chemical applications. Turn It…

View your Weekly Watering Number here.      Watering Guidelines   There is no need to water established plants this week despite the warmer weather we’ve had. Generally speaking, the heavy rainfall over the next several days will keep soils moist.  That said, newer plantings, as well as those in pots or under shelter, may need supplemental watering.…

I recently had the privilege of serving the people of the San Quintin Valley in Baja California, Mexico. The majority of the Baja Peninsula has had drought conditions for six years now. Water is an extremely valuable commodity everywhere but comes with a great price on the Baja Peninsula. Even with an exchange rate of…

The CRW Conservation and Public Outreach Team participated in the 9th Annual Celebrating Water Event at Clackamas Community College on April 15th.  What were they up to? Plankton races of course! What are plankton? Plankton are organisms that exist in a drifting, floating state in aquatic environments. The term plankton is a collective name for…

Water Barrels seem like an easy way to conserve water to me.  Recently Regional Water Providers released a discussion that exposed some of the cons of rain barrels. They make some good points like this one. ” So, if you have a 100 square foot patch of lawn you will need about 62 gallons a week…