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Landscaping that conserves water is fast becoming the number one focus of conservation programs. Not merely a passing trend, water conservation is the future of urban landscape principles in “thirsty” California.
Are you ready to meet this challenge? Let the experts from the California Native Grasslands Association (CNGA) show you how to use native grasses, sedges, and rushes successfully in a variety of settings to create beautiful residential, commercial, and public landscapes. Besides saving irrigation water, native grasses can rebuild soil and prevent erosion, enhance wildlife habitat, and lower maintenance costs. The latest applications of native grasses for treatment, attenuation, and infiltration of storm water in bio-swales will be addressed.
This workshop is appropriate for landscape architects and contractors, engineers, planners, parks & recreation staff, biologists, regulatory staff, land & resource managers, nursery practitioners, and homeowners.
Instructors: Steve Nawrath, Landscape Architect & Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control, California State Parks; David Amme, Wildland Vegetation Program Manager, East Bay Regional Park District; Wade Belew, Restoration Practitioner
Location: EBMUD, 375 11th Street, Oakland, CA 94607. Transit accessible: 12th St. Oakland City Center BART. Check-in begins at 7:30 a.m.
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1-day Workshop: Identifying the Native and Naturalized Grasses of California.
Location: UC Davis
Fall is the time for planting native grasslands! This field course will provide attendees with real-world, hands-on experience in grassland restoration. Instructors will demonstrate tools and techniques for site preparation, planting, and establishment. Demonstrations will be applicable to large- and small-scale restoration projects.
Instructors: J. P. Marié is the U.C. Davis Putah Creek Riparian Reserve Steward, where he is in charge of the day-to-day operations of the Reserve. He has 15 years of experience in restoration implementation and weed control.
Bryan Young is Natural Resource Supervisor at the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District. He has more than 18 years of experience in habitat restoration, including the establishment of hundreds of acres of native grasslands.
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