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Archive for March, 2010
An Angeleno Shares her Rainwater Harvesting Program Experience
03/25
By LA Stormwater in Guest Posts 6
by Sherri Akers The keyword is “We”… the collaboration between the Mar Vista community and LA Stormwater set the bar for what is possible when the community gives up the ‘why don’t they…’ attitude and works with the city towards a greener LA! The LA Rainwater Harvesting Program was an incredible example of what can… READ MORE
Reduce Your Dog's carbon paw-print? Yep, and even win a free prize!
03/09
By LA Stormwater in Facebook
So maybe your dog doesn’t leap through hoops and catch Frisbees six feet in the air, but that doesn’t mean your little friend can’t win a contest. That’s right, and it’s even easier than training your dog to do fancy tricks. Just log on and join our Facebook page, if you have not done so… READ MORE
Get Your Volunteer on for Clean Water!
Upcoming Events for March 2010: For more info on these events, including time and location, please visit the embedded links or check out our calender. >Come join the clean-up of Cienga Elementary School on Saturday, March 6. The event is sponsored by Keep America Beautiful Great American Cleanup, the nation’s largest community improvement program. The… READ MORE
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Christy Martens: After fighting with squirrels and crows that would dig up my seedlings in my veggie garden, I found that reused ...
Chris Anthony: After experiencing the destruction of grasshoppers in my vegetable garden I taught my cats to hunt and catch them. They ...
Melanie Winter: Hi Geoff -
We based our basic design on the work of the city of Tuscon's Watershed Management Group, where they've ...
Geoff: Hi Melanie,
Great article and its refreshing to hear what you are doing and what you've already done in ...
Sandra DeSimone: In our garden, we make sure to always have something in bloom, so that we never need to use pesticides ...- Sandra DeSimone: We mulch all the trees around the campus at the school I work at so that it keeps the trees ...
- Melanie Winter: Hi Rick -
Pleased to meet you, too. Hooray for the early adopters! The good news is that if you're within ...
- Melanie Winter: Hi Lee!
Thanks for your kind words. Do check out the new greywater permit, I think you'll be pleased - it's ...
LA Stormwater: Thanks for your comments, Rick. We'll go ahead and forward this onto Melanie and get you two connected so that ...
Rick Wilson: I've been doing this for 10 years. It is good to learn that others share my interests and concerns.
(I ...
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