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Water Consumption Statistics
Even while public awareness of water usage has increased in recent years, much more can be done in this area. As the world’s population rises, so does the water demand, resulting in an unavoidable problem: water shortage. LawnStarter has compiled a list of informative statistics regarding water usage, fundamental causes, water pollution, and much more.
Working With Water
Water-balloon wars were the outdoor equivalent of prime-time specials on the hottest days of my childhood. Armed with full balloons, my friends and I formed teams and wreaked havoc, resulting in unbridled joy and respite from the heat.
Aligning Infrastructure And Environmental Priorities
By 2050, the population in California is expected to increase to 50-million people, while rainfall is projected to decrease by 10 to 15 percent due to climate change. With Californians using the equivalent volume of water of Shasta Lake—the state’s largest reservoir—every 40 days, a new model for urban-water use is being considered at every level of government.
Golf Courses
Many parts of the world are suffering from drier conditions, with water becoming scarce and more precious. There are challenges ahead without question, but there is evidence that these challenges can
Planting Trees During A Drought
San Antonio City Forester Michael Nentwich concedes not everyone thought the 2010 massive campaign to plant 9,000 trees in San Antonio parks was a great idea, given the ongoing challenge of South
Reprogramming Irrigation
Approximately one-third of the world's 7-billion people live in areas experiencing a water shortage. Equally shocking is that only 1 percent of the world's limit
Proud To Be Water-Efficient
Most people know that California is in its fourth year of one of the most serious droughts the state has ever experienced.
Collecting Water For Conservation
A rain-barrel program won't provide a revenue stream or make a park and recreation department rich, but it will educate the public on the importance of water cons
Washing Water
Photos Courtesy of Clark County Wetlands ParkLocated just 7 miles east of the famous Las Vegas Strip, the Clark County Wetlands Park is a 2,900-acre preserve designed to protect and enhance wetlands
Water On Tap At ASLA Meeting
The theme for theК2012 ASLA Annual Meeting & EXPOКisКBeyond BoundariesСDesign, Leadership & Community.More than 5,000 landscape architecture professionals from across the country and around th
Garden Water Conservation
Your garden needs water to thrive, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't be a responsible water user.Here are some great tips from the National Gardening Association:If you would like to see your
Water: Use It Wisely
Editor's Note: This is an encore presentation of a previous Week-Ender blog.Perhaps you have heard this national campaign slogan to conserve and prevent the unnecessary use and waste of one of our
More Than A Trend
As a rule, landscape design is preoccupied with aesthetics. The expectation that landscape be Arcadian is so entrenched in American culture that it's difficult to imagine it any other way. A move towa
Water Use Film Contest Winners
Three short films have been honored as winners in the 2011 Intelligent Use of Water Film Competition.The contest, now in its fourth year, spotlights original films focusing on the need for
Netafim Raises Funds For Hospital
Netafim USA put the spotlight on Smart Irrigation Month by sponsoring a ТSmart Irrigation Month Run/WalkУ that raised funds for Children's Hospital of Central California and brought local attention to
Water Use Film Competition
Water is a precious resource, and we need to use it wisely. Have an idea for a short film encouraging smart water usage?Enter it in the Intelligent Use of Water Film Competition.For details, go to
Lesson From A Third-Grader
We all know that there are lots of things we can do to help keep the Earth's water clean.But the Earth is going to help itself even if we won't. Watch this third-grader's demonstration of how nature
Tips For World Water Day
March 22 is World Water Day.What can you do to conserve this natural resource?Here is a list from the National Wildlife Federation:
Water Sources
Editor's Note: Parks & Rec Business magazine presents the third part in a year-long series of articles devoted to park landscaping and grounds maintenance, Landscaper's Corner. Please let us know