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Free landscaping plans available to San Benito residents
Water-efficient gardens, such as the one at Dunne Park, are encouraged during drought. This article was written by BenitoLink intern Juliana Luna Shawn Novack, Director of the Water Resources Association of San Benito County, says “60{6d6906d986cb38e604952ede6d65f3d49470e23f1a526661621333fa74363c48} of water usage goes into home landscapes,” and that “we need to start thinking of saving water.” As an incentive for residents to conserve water, the Water Resources Association is offering three free water-wise landscape plans created by landscape designer Rosemary Bridwell. The designs consist of different themes—a meadow, dry creek and strolling garden (See PDFs below). Each plan has a $500 value. Water-wise landscaping is a term for gardening practices that use water…
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Controlled burn plans in works for 3 Utah national forests
SALT LAKE CITY — For decades, the U.S. Forest Service’s practice of putting out wildfires was a huge success. But the policy backfired, setting the stage for the massive destructive wildfires that have flared with increasing regularity across the West. While putting out fires remains a priority, deliberately setting them is becoming more common, especially in Utah, as a more cost-effective and ecologically sound strategy for fixing forest health, the Salt Lake Tribune reported. The pitfalls of fire suppression are evident across Monroe Mountain in central Utah. The plateau’s historically abundant aspen stands are disappearing under thickets of fir and other conifers that have long impeded fresh aspen growth that should be…
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TSV takes public input on Kachina Basin plans | Business
Taos Ski Valley held a digital open household Saturday (Oct. 2) to examine the new Kachina Space Master Plan. Presenters Peter Talty, Vice President of Belvedere House Administration at TSV, and Jessica Garrow and Leah Stoltz – with the Design Workshop Crew – reviewed means in which the Kachina Basin space can be enhanced to assist far more practical use with less density. Following the presentation, a group survey was despatched out to the community. “It can be critical that the community have an chance to weigh in,” explained Garrow, a previous land use planner and communities development director for the town of Aspen, Colorado. In accordance to Garrow, in…
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