Chandler’s free landscaping workshop – Rainwater harvesting

A Certified Water Harvesting Practitioner will show you how to design an earth-friendly yard to collect or utilize rainwater from roofs, driveways, patios and sidewalks that can reduce your water consumption. This informative workshop will cover both passive and active rainwater catchment systems. Bring a sketch or site plan of your property to refer to during the workshop. In addition, the use …

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Goodyear’s free workshop: Water 101 – drinking water

FREE Water Conservation Classes The City of Goodyear offers FREE water conservation classes at several times throughout the year. Water 101 - Drinking Water Turn on your faucet and water comes out.  Day or night the water you need is there for you and your family.  How does that happen?  Come learn more about what it takes to deliver a gallon of …

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Cruise the Canals

Join Water - Use It Wisely, Local First Arizona and Watershed Management Group on December 1 for a cruise of the canals. Desert dwellers know what a precious resource water is. But do you know where our water comes from and how it gets to your tap? Join us on a bike cruise along the Arizona Canal, where we'll pedal from Old Town Scottsdale to OHSO …

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Scottsdale’s free Green Building Lecture Series

Future Proofing: Carbon Neutrality & Energy Ef ciency inNew & Existing Buildings While renewable energy reduces the need to produce energyfrom dirty sources in the future, energy ef ciency reduces the need to produce energy now. Energy ef ciency is among themost cost-effective ways to reduce carbon emissions, makingit a key part of ghting climate change. Learn how you canreduce …

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Mesa Landscape Classes: What is a Master Gardener?

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Learn about the University of Arizona Master Gardener Volunteer Program, the plethora of resources the program has made available to you as a gardener, how to request help with plant or pest problems and how to be trained and certified as a master gardener yourself! Arizona Master Gardeners are university-trained volunteers who serve as community educators. They work with the …

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Mesa Landscape Classes: Vegetable Gardening

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Gardening in the desert isn't always easy, but it is entirely possible to be harvesting something from your garden every week of the year in Arizona! Arizona Master Gardener Laura Ward will talk about the University of Arizona desert gardening calendar, her experiences in the U of A demo garden and how to kick your backyard garden up a few …

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