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Water Better, Not Wetter

Jun 21 2025

If you think conserving water means that you have a barren landscape, think again! UC Master Gardeners of Orange County will show you how you can have a beautiful landscape by managing water and gardening smartly. Learn irrigation tricks that will save you money and time while helping the environment. …

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Saving Water – Drought Tolerant Gardening

Jun 11 2025

Let’s face it. We live in a climate where water has been and will continue to be an issue. This presentation covers gardening in the Southern California Mediterranean climate and UC Master Gardeners of Orange County will provide tips for designing and planning the drought tolerant garden including steps…

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Drought Tolerant Gardening

May 22 2025

Library Community Room31496 El Camino Real, SJC, 92675 No registration Required

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Drought Tolerant Gardening Workshop

May 17 2025

Want to learn about ways to make your garden more drought tolerant? This is a class you won't want to miss. Participants will learn how to conserve one of our most precious resources, water. Learn about plants that need little water to survive. Learn about things that you, the…

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Water productivity of winter cereal crops in the San Joaquin Valley: Research update

June 6, 2025

Authors: Maya Shydlowski, Caitlin Peterson, Josh Hegarty, Mark Lundy---Over 500,000 acres of farmland in California are expected to come out of production by 2040 because of water limitations from drought and state regulations. While some of this land may be put to other uses, much of this acreage could be…

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Students enthusiastically engage with a water filtration demonstration during the Children's Water Education Festival

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SoCal youth inspired by UCCE advisor’s passion for water conservation

May 29, 2025

Esther Lofton, UCCE urban watershed resilience advisor, engaged students in LA and Orange counties with lively activities to celebrate Water Awareness Month in May.

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Strengthening Drought Preparedness for Domestic Well Owners and Small Water Suppliers

April 22, 2025

By Laura E Garza Diaz, Laljeet S Sangha, Esther N Lofton

Droughts in California: A Frequent ChallengeSubject to severe short and long-term drought conditions, California has experienced two consecutive multiyear droughts in the past decade (Figure 1). The drought of 2012–2016, was considered one of the most severe on record, with…

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Waterwise Tips

Garden Help > Monthly Tips General Drought TipsEven in years with plentiful winter rainfall, summers in Santa Clara County will always be dry. Planning your landscaping and gardens for summer dry conditions will put you ahead of the game for future droughts and water restrictions. Here are some…

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Hand turns on a tap with water splashing out of a glass

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Survey: Water system consolidations improve water quality, infrastructure

February 28, 2025

By Michael Hsu

Kristin Dobbin, a UCCE specialist, is studying the consolidation of water systems, which can entail creating physical connections (such as pipelines) between water systems or administrative mergers that leave the physical infrastructure unchanged. Water system consolidation has become a top solution in…

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Expert advice for gardening in a drought

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Gardening and Drought

Prioritize Your PlantsHigh priority plants are usually trees and shrubs that provide shade, are expensive to replace, and take a long time to mature.Medium priority plants are groundcovers, perennials (edibles, herbs, and flowers), and vines that grow quickly and are usually inexpensive to replace.Low…

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