Water and Resource conservation
Resource Conservation District of San Diego
People depend on soil, water, air, plants, and animals to survive. These natural resources are the source of our food, shelter, clothing, and recreation. The Resource Conservation District (RCD) of Greater San Diego County provides technical, financial, and educational assistance to help both rural and urban communities conserve, protect, and restore these natural resources.
San Diego Rainwater Guide
This basic guide presents several techniques (e.g. installing rain gutters, redirecting downspouts, using rain barrles) that can be used to conserve water and harvest rainwater for outdoor non-potable water uses, such as landscape irrigation.
Missouri Botanical Garden Rainscaping Guide
An interactive guide that provides information on a variety of water-conserving practices including bioswales, rain gardens, permeable pavers and rainwater harvesting.
SDCGN Water Conservation & Technology Workshop
A detailed resource guide to replicate the technology we discusses during our September 2014 Water Conservation Workshop. Included are instructions on building "ollas" or underground clay water resevoirs, as well as building a digital sensor to monitor soil moisture content.
Pollinator Pathways
Check out what this Seattle-based group is doing to connect fragmented lanscapes, merging ecology, design, thinking and planning.
Hydroponic Lettuce Handbook from Cornell University
This handbook explores what Cornell University researchers believe to be the most robust design for a floating hydroponic system. Included is information on topics ranging from design and construction to automated monitoring to post-production considerations.
People depend on soil, water, air, plants, and animals to survive. These natural resources are the source of our food, shelter, clothing, and recreation. The Resource Conservation District (RCD) of Greater San Diego County provides technical, financial, and educational assistance to help both rural and urban communities conserve, protect, and restore these natural resources.
San Diego Rainwater Guide
This basic guide presents several techniques (e.g. installing rain gutters, redirecting downspouts, using rain barrles) that can be used to conserve water and harvest rainwater for outdoor non-potable water uses, such as landscape irrigation.
Missouri Botanical Garden Rainscaping Guide
An interactive guide that provides information on a variety of water-conserving practices including bioswales, rain gardens, permeable pavers and rainwater harvesting.
SDCGN Water Conservation & Technology Workshop
A detailed resource guide to replicate the technology we discusses during our September 2014 Water Conservation Workshop. Included are instructions on building "ollas" or underground clay water resevoirs, as well as building a digital sensor to monitor soil moisture content.
Pollinator Pathways
Check out what this Seattle-based group is doing to connect fragmented lanscapes, merging ecology, design, thinking and planning.
Hydroponic Lettuce Handbook from Cornell University
This handbook explores what Cornell University researchers believe to be the most robust design for a floating hydroponic system. Included is information on topics ranging from design and construction to automated monitoring to post-production considerations.