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Runoff from residential landscapes is harming our oceans and impacting our lives. How we landscape can solve a lot of problems with storm water runoff and drainage. Generally reducing pollution of our waterways and oceans.

The City of Oxnard Water Resources Division is aiming to change this run-off problem one garden at a time by offering free Ocean Friendly Gardens™ classes and hands-on workshops to our residents. Each of the workshops will bring you one step closer to installing your own Ocean Friendly Garden™ and conserving, recycling, and reusing water.

By reducing the number of pollutants in our yards and stopping the overwatering that carries pollutants into our waterways, we can help keep our ocean healthy, and the environment healthier. Register for any of the following Ocean Friendly Gardens™ classes and begin lowering your cost of watering your landscape and become part of the big difference you can make in reducing pollution in our waterways.

Ventura Watersheds Basic Class
Saturday, October 27, 2012
9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Oxnard Main Library, Room B, 251 South A Street

This class will help you learn and understand your connection with the urban watershed in which you live. You will learn how to create beautiful sustainable gardens and strategies for reducing potable water consumption by recognizing plant water requirements, building a "Sponge Garden", planting climate appropriate plants, using low flow irrigation, and more.

Site Evaluation
Saturday, November 10, 2012
9 AM to 12 PM

This hands-on workshop will show how to take the first step in turning your yard into an Ocean Friendly Garden™. Evaluate your current landscape's strengths and weaknesses and develop a plan to reduce water use, keep more rainwater on your property, and improve the soil. Registration deadline is Friday, November 9, 2012.

Sheet Mulching
Saturday, December 1, 2012
9 AM to 12 PM

Learn how to remove your water-thirsty lawn without the use of toxic chemicals. Discover how to transform your lawn into rich, healthy soil, the foundation for a beautiful Ocean Friendly Garden™, using a technique called "sheet mulching." Registration deadline is Friday, November 30, 2012.

Planting and Irrigation
Saturday, December 15, 2012
9 AM to 12 PM

Do you want to ensure that the new native plants in your Ocean Friendly Garden™ thrive? Do you want to reduce your landscape water use but are intimidated by the thought of installing a drip irrigation system on your own? Join this workshop and learn how. Registration deadline is Friday, December 14, 2012.

All classes are taught by a professional landscape designer and are hands-on in nature.

To reserve your spot, call (805) 385-8339.

Contact:
Diego Zabala
Water Conservation Technician
(805) 385-7968



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