Earth Day Celebration at GCC

This event is designed to introduce our students, faculty, staff, and visitors to various sustainable organizations in our state. Environmental professionals will be on-hand to interact with the public and provide more information. The following groups will be in attendance: Keeping Arizona Beautiful, Trees Matter, Sierra Club, a Tesla car club, Arcosanti, Adobe Mountain Wildlife Center (with animals), the AZ Trail Association, Audubon, Experience Matters, City of Glendale's Conservation & Sustainable Living Division, …

Xeriscape Selection

Our Valley's Water Story: From Watershed to Showerhead

Selection of Xeriscape plant materials & Maintenance.

Free

Find and Fix Leaks Leaks

Learn how to find and fix leaks that could be draining your budget.  Did you know? According to the EPA, the average household loses more than 10,000 gallons of water each year through leaks – the same amount of water needed to wash 280 loads of laundry, take 600 showers or meet the average family’s water needs for a month. …

Free

Greywater Harvesting

Our Valley's Water Story: From Watershed to Showerhead

Learn how to install a laundry to landscape watering system.

Free

Landscape Watering

Learn how to properly water your landscape to save time and increase the health and beauty of your plants. There are a number of ways to save water in your landscape, and there are some very good reasons to do so. Over half of household water—in some cases as much as three-quarters—goes into our landscapes.  That means watering your yard …

Free

Rain Gardens

Learn how to design an earth-friendly yard using simple earthworks and low-water-use plants. This class is free but you must register as space is limited. Please register by following this link.

Free