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Drip Irrigation Basics Webinar
Tuesday, July 12 | 5:30-7 p.m. | REGISTER
Find out how you can save water with drip irrigation! Drip irrigation saves water and fosters healthy plants by applying water directly to the plant root zone. Join experts from the Master Gardener Program of Sonoma County as we explore the basics of drip irrigation systems including how to convert existing sprinklers to drip. During this FREE virtual workshop you’ll learn about:
- Improving water use efficiency through drip irrigation
- How different types of soil affect irrigation choices
- How to adapt existing overhead sprinklers to drip irrigation
- Different types of drip irrigation devices and how they are best used
- How to take advantage of Santa Rosa Water’s Irrigation Efficiency Rebate
Registration Open
Tree Management in Drought Webinar
Tuesday, July 19, 2022 | 6 - 7:30 p.m. | REGISTER
Learn from the Sonoma County Master Gardeners about how in drought to properly care for your garden’s most important asset, trees. This workshop will provide information about low water use tree selection including those that will thrive in our changing climate, how to properly water trees during drought, and about available rebates for irrigating trees efficiently.
Registration Open
Laundry-to-Landscape Graywater Webinar
Tuesday, August 9, 2022 | 5:30-7 p.m. | REGISTER
Graywater is the water that is reused from our washing machines, showers and bathroom sinks. This FREE webinar will explain how to install a simple graywater system that uses the wash-water from your washing machine to irrigate your landscape.
The discussion will include what materials are needed, where to purchase them, and how to take advantage of Santa Rosa Water’s Graywater Rebate.
Join this webinar to learn about:
- What graywater is and what graywater is not
- If graywater is suitable for your dwelling
- How you can design and install a laundry-to-landscape system
Participants will be entered to win a laundry -to- landscape parts kit!
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Lawn Gone: Sheet Mulching 101 Webinar
Thursday, September 1 | 5:30-7 p.m. | REGISTER
Did you know that your thirty lawn needs more than twice as much water as a water wise habitat garden? Leave your lawn behind through a fun and easy process called sheet mulching. Using a series of steps that allows you to compost your lawn in place, sheet mulching or “lasagna gardening” creates a blank slate and healthy soil conditions for your new water-wise landscape.
Join us at this FREE virtual webinar to learn about:
- Water-saving and environmental benefits of transforming your lawn to a water wise garden
- How to sheet mulch your lawn or other areas of your garden
- How to utilize Santa Rosa Water’s Cash for Grass Rebate
Registration Open
Reusing the Rain: DIY Rain Barrel Systems Webinar
English Webinar | November 1, 2022 | 5:30 – 7 p.m. | REGISTER
Are you curious about how to capture the rain to save water and money? Do you know that rain barrel systems can be creative, sculptural, and beautiful too? Join Santa Rosa Water and Daily Acts for a presentation by local rainwater harvesting expert. Join this FREE virtual webinar to learn about:
- How rainwater harvesting systems save water and benefit the environment
- How to install a small-scale DIY system to fit any space
- How Santa Rosa Water customers can utilize the City’s Rainwater Harvesting Rebate to offset project costs
Participants will be entered to win a rainwater harvesting system! Registration required
Reutilizando la lluvia: Sistemas de barriles de lluvia DIY (español)
Martes, 8 de noviembre | 5:30-7 p.m. | Zoom
¿Tienes curiosidad por saber cómo capturar la lluvia para ahorrar agua y dinero? ¿Sabe que los sistemas de barriles de lluvia pueden ser creativos, esculturales y hermosos también? Únase Santa Rosa Water y a Daily Acts para una presentación de un educador local y el contratista Maynor Davila.
Únase a este seminario virtual GRATUITO para aprender sobre:
- Cómo los sistemas de recogida de agua de lluvia ahorran agua y benefician al medio ambiente
- Cómo instalar un sistema de pequeña escala de forma casera que se adapte a cualquier espacio
- Cómo los clientes de Santa Rosa Water pueden utilizar el reembolso de la ciudad para la recolección de agua de lluvia para compensar los costos del proyecto
Los participantes podrán ganar un sistema de recolección de agua de lluvia.