Using your garden knowledge – and a bit of science – to prepare for plant triage.

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To learn more about Water Conservation

As climate change impacts are ramping up worldwide, deeper and longer droughts are likely in the future. Learning conservation practices now helps to build resilience in coming years.

This webinar dove deeper into water-conserving gardening, presenting science-based watering practices which are proven to work. This useful information will help you make the critical choices that may be necessary to maintain as many plants as possible, given this year’s serious water shortage. Maintaining plants in your garden not only provides beauty and enjoyment, but also moderates temperatures, helps maintain soil health and provides habitat and forage to a variety of birds, pollinating insects and other animals.

We also heard an update on the status of water supply in Inverness, as well as updates on use trends and conservation restrictions. Much of the community of Inverness relies on streamflow of surface water in a small watershed.

Richard Reasoner is a landscape management horticulturist (now retired) with a six-decade career dedicated to landscape and irrigation management practices on large commercial sites.  He considers himself fortunate to still live in Stinson Beach and is now conducting his own small research project on the water requirements of his garden.

Kathy Hunting, a Marin Master Gardener, grows ornamentals and edibles in Point Reyes Station, and will interview Richard for this webinar.  

Jim Fox is the Chief of Operations (Fire Chief & Water Superintendent) at the Inverness Public Utility District.

This is a recording of the full webinar, including the introduction, an update on the Inverness water supply, the garden watering presentation given by Richard Reasoner, and Q&A.

This is a recording of Kathy Hunting delivering the garden watering presentation.