Water Conservation Resources

The following sites provide information on water conservation and drought-tolerant landscaping.

	Visit the Water-Wise Gardening in Monterey County web site and use an interactive program to help you create your own water-wise landscape. Features include design ideas, photo galleries, plant lists, irrigation tips, and more! Plants were selected specifically for the Monterey County.
	The Water Awareness Committee of Monterey County offers programs for the community, students and water-industry members throughout Monterey County, including classroom conservation and pollution prevention presentations, seminars for consumers and water-supply companies and consumers, tours of water facilities, and various publications. WAC also coordinates many events during May to celebrate Water Awareness Month.
	The Water Saver Home web site provides information on saving water around your home. The "Home Tour" shows typical water usage in various areas of a home. "Take Action" buttons lead directly to water-saving information. "Top 5 Actions" offers the most meaningful changes you can make to capture the most water savings. "Resources" provides a special section on How to Read Your Meter, a glossary of key terms, meaningful web links, and other resources.
	WaterWiser provides news, information, research results, discussion forums, references, calendar of events, searchable information databases, and other resources primarily targeted to water conservation professionals, but freely accessible to others in the water industry and the general public.
	San Marcos Growers, in Santa Barbara, is a wholesale plant nursery grows plants appropriate to the California mediterranean climate, including many California native plants as well as trees, vines, shrubs, perennials, ornamental grasses and aquatic plants from many other parts of the world. Theweb site offers information for all gardeners about more than 1,500 different plants.
	Native Sons is a wholesale nursery that provides perennials, grasses, and shrubs that flourish in a climate defined by moderate winter rainfall and warm dry summers. The web site offers abundant information on the nursery's offerings as well as an extensive resources section and a locator to find Native Sons offerings locally.
	Las Pilitas Nursery in Santa Margarita grows California native plants. The web site was developed from the nursery's catalog, "Manual of California Native Plants," into 5000 pages of pictures and information. Phone, fax, and online orders available.