Water Use It Wisely

Hydrate Mesa: Hydrate With Greywater
2019-08-29 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Phoenix)
Hydrate with Greywater
Harvest greywater to complete your backyard oasis
Did you know that an average household’s laundry water produces enough greywater to support a backyard fruit tree? We’ll show you how to use a laundry-to-landscape system to recycle this greywater for use in your yard to nourish plants and reduce your municipal water usage. This session will cover best practices for greywater use and will guide you to creating a greywater action plan for your home.
This is part five of the five weekly sessions, come join us! It’s no too late!
You will leave this session with:
Greywater home action plan

Become Energy Smart
2019-08-28 18:00 - 19:30
Are you interested in learning some simple ways to improve your home’s energy efficiency? If so, this class is for you. An SRP Outreach Specialist will share easy ways to save energy and money in your home. Glendale residents that attend the class will receive free energy- and water- efficiency devices (while supplies last)! REGISTER AT: 623-930-3760 or greenliving@glendaleaz.com

Queen Creek's free landscape workshop: Pruning 101
2019-08-24 09:00 - 12:00
Trees and shrubs are the most important living elements of your landscape. Join an ISA certified arborist for this introductory presentation to learn the basics of pruning to keep your investments healthy, functional and looking great. You will learn the art and science of good pruning, including how to prune young trees for good structure, the five types of pruning and when to use them, as well as how to avoid the two worst pruning mistakes. You will leave this program ready to prune your own trees and shrubs with confidence and effectiveness.

The Town of Queen Creek offers free workshops and classes to help you reduce your water use. All workshops/classes are free of charge to Town of Queen Creek utility customers, but advanced registration is required as space is limited. Register online at QueenCreek.org/WaterSmart.

Surprise's free landscape workshop: Drab to fab
2019-08-24 09:00 - 11:00
We’re kicking off the planting season with this landscape makeover workshop. You will learn how to get the most out of your landscape renovation with step-by-step guidelines, tips on hiring landscape professionals, and a special focus on rainwater harvesting retrofits.

Hydrate Mesa: Hydrate Your Soils
2019-08-22 18:00 - 19:30
Hydrate Your Soils
Turn waste into resources and build healthy soils
Urban yards have the potential to produce well beyond their natural productivity without needing costly store products by integrating the use of typical waste streams such as greywater, stormwater, plant trimmings, and more. You’ll learn how to assess your yard’s soil type and simple ways to effectively use typical household wastes to build soil health and promote productive urban landscapes.
This is part four of a five week session. Attend any, or all!
You will leave this session with:
Soil resource plan

Hydrate Mesa: Hydrate Your Food
2019-08-15 18:00 - 19:30
Hydrate Your Food
Use rain tanks to support your vegetable garden
Rain tanks are like rain barrels, only upgraded: bigger, better, and your harvested rainwater lasts longer. While most rain barrels hold about 50 gallons of water, rain tanks can hold 1,000 gallons or more, capturing water from several storms and storing it for use over the course of many drier months. WMG will show you how to use rain tanks as an active form of rainwater harvesting to nourish your vegetable and herb gardens throughout the year.
This is part three of a five week session. Attend any, or all!
You will leave this session with:
Action plan for size and type of tank needed to support your garden

Hydrate Mesa: Hydrate Your Plants
2019-08-08 18:00 - 19:30
Hydrate Your Plants
Create a beautiful landscape with native plants and trees
How can you create a beautiful, lush landscape while conserving water? We’ll show you how to select native plants to build wildlife habitat, shade your home, and create an appealing landscape for your yard. If you’re looking for the best trees and plants to attract hummingbirds and butterflies, bloom bright with color, or cool off your home with shade, we’ve got you covered.
This is part two of a five week series. Attend any, or all five!
You’ll leave this session with:
Plant plan for your home – type, location, and benefits of native plants you will use.

Hydrate Mesa: Hydrate Your Yard
2019-08-01 18:00 - 19:30
Hydrate Your Yard
Contour your landscape to direct rainwater to your plants
This session is all about WMG’s 3 “S”s: slow, spread, and sink. Learn how to use passive rainwater harvesting to create a series of berms, basins, and swales that will direct rainwater to beneficial use for plants while reducing flooding and erosion in your yard. These practices will slow the flow of the water, spread it across the areas where it’s needed, and sink it into the ground.
This is part one of a five week series. Attend any, or all five!
You’ll leave this session with:
Rain garden sizing and placement

Tempe's free landscape workshop: Maximize Your Irrigation
2019-07-13 14:00 - 16:30
As part of the Sustainable Landscape Workshops: Maximize Your Irrigation: Each summer, water usage peaks in July or August, and utility bills skyrocket. Learn how to maximize your irrigation to ensure that every drop is utilized by your landscape plants with practical tips and strategies. Instructor: Jeff Lee, irrigation specialist. Saturday, July 13, 2019 from 2-4:30pm at the Tempe Public Library.

Mesa's Irrigation Timer Programming
2019-06-15 13:00 - 14:00 | 18
Programming the right watering schedule into the irrigation timer is how to use the right amount of water for your landscape. This class will take away the confusion about stations, programs, and start times with hands on practice with actual irrigation timers.

Scottsdale's free Green Building Lecture Series
2019-06-06 19:00 - 20:30
Cutting Edge Residential & Commercial Green High-Performance Buildings
What are the technological trends and building prototypes for the 21st century? Who are the early adopters and market leaders? Come see and hear about successful innovative residential and commercial projects that exemplify principles of resource conservation, energy independence and healthy living.

Avondale's free landscape workshop: Todo sobre el riego
2019-06-06 18:00 - 20:00
Spanish speaking class:
Esta clase sera la base para entender la relación entre plantas, suelos y agua.

Glendale's free landscape workshop: Hydrate Glendale - Hydrate With Greywater
2019-05-29 18:00 - 19:30
Did you know that an average household’s laundry water produces enough greywater to support a backyard fruit tree? We’ll show you how to use a laundry-to-landscape system to recycle this greywater for use in your yard to nourish plants and reduce your municipal water usage. This session will cover best practices for greywater use and will guide you to creating a greywater action plan for your home.

Glendale's free landscape workshop: Hydrate Glendale - Hydrate Your Soils
2019-05-22 18:00 - 19:30
Urban yards have the potential to produce well beyond their natural productivity without needing costly store products by integrating the use of typical waste streams such as greywater, stormwater, plant trimmings, and more. You’ll learn how to assess your yard’s soil type and simple ways to effectively use typical household wastes to build soil health and promote productive urban landscapes.

Tempe's free landscape workshop: Irrigation Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Repair
2019-05-18 14:00 - 16:30
As part of the Sustainable Landscape Workshops: Irrigation Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Repair: Proper maintenance is key to managing an irrigation system that keeps your plants healthy while keeping water waste and utility bills low. Learn how to troubleshoot and prevent problems with basic irrigation systems, including drip, sprinkler, and bubbler systems. Instructor: Jeff Lee. Saturday, May 18, 2019 from 2-4:30pm at a location to be determined.

Chandler's free landscape workshop: Irrigation Maximization
2019-05-16 18:00 - 20:45
Learn how to optimize your watering system to get its efficiency back.
Class is free but you must register online at: https://www.chandleraz.gov/residents/water/water-conservation/education-and-resources/landscaping-and-irrigation-workshops

Glendale's free landscape workshop: Hydrate Glendale - Hydrate Your Food
2019-05-15 18:00 - 19:30
Rain tanks are like rain barrels, only upgraded: bigger, better, and your harvested rainwater lasts longer. While most rain barrels hold about 50 gallons of water, rain tanks can hold 1,000 gallons or more, capturing water from several storms and storing it for use over the course of many drier months. WMG will show you how to use rain tanks as an active form of rainwater harvesting to nourish your vegetable and herb gardens throughout the year.

Mesa's free landscape workshop: Watering for the Arizona Desert
2019-05-11 13:00 - 15:00 | 18
City of Mesa staff water conservationist and horticulturist, Donna DiFrancesco, will talk about simple steps to landscape watering and programming your irrigation timer. After attending this workshop, you just may save some money on your water bill too!

Chandler's free landscape workshop: Easy Irrigation Troubleshooting & Repair
2019-05-09 18:00 - 20:45
Fall is a great time to tune up your drip or sprinkler irrigation system before summer arrives. If your system is giving you trouble and you don’t know why, this class will teach you how to troubleshoot and repair it like the pros. Learn how to identify the performance robbing problems in your system and what to do about them.
Classes are free, but you must register at: https://www.chandleraz.gov/residents/water/water-conservation/education-and-resources/landscaping-and-irrigation-workshops

Glendale's free landscape workshop: Free Hydrate Glendale - Hydrate your Plants
2019-05-08 18:00 - 19:30
How can you create a beautiful, lush landscape while conserving water? We’ll show you how to select native plants to build wildlife habitat, shade your home, and create an appealing landscape for your yard. If you’re looking for the best trees and plants to attract hummingbirds and butterflies, bloom bright with color, or cool off your home with shade, we’ve got you covered.

PHXWaterSmart's free landscape workshop: Landscape Watering
2019-05-04 14:00 - 15:00, 2019-04-25 18:30 - 19:30
City of Phoenix Water Customers:Learn how to properly water your landscape to save time and increase the health and beauty of your plants.
To register for this free workshop, please visit phoenix.gov/wrc. Walk-ins are accepted as long as space permits.

PHXWaterSmart's free water efficiency workshop: Water 101
2019-05-04 13:00 - 14:00
City of Phoenix Water Customers: Learn more about where your water comes from, how water gets to us, how we use water, where it goes to and how the city of Phoenix is planning for the future.
To register for this free workshop, please visit phoenix.gov/wrc. Walk-ins are accepted as long as space permits.

Glendale's free landscape workshop: Hydrate Glendale - Hydrate Your Yard
2019-05-01 18:00 - 19:30
This session is all about WMG’s 3 “S”s: slow, spread, and sink. Learn how to use passive rainwater harvesting to create a series of berms, basins, and swales that will direct rainwater to beneficial use for plants while reducing flooding and erosion in your yard. These practices will slow the flow of the water, spread it across the areas where it’s needed, and sink it into the ground.

Surprise's free landscape workshop: Desert lawn care
2019-04-27 09:00 - 11:00
Irrigation Specialist Dave Pratt will cover the basics of proper maintenance, fertilizing, and watering for a beautiful, water-efficient lawn.

Chandler's free landscape workshop: Do It Yourself Sprinkler Design and Install
2019-04-25 18:00 - 20:30
Learn how to design, install, and operate an efficient sprinkler system.
The class is free but you must register at: https://www.chandleraz.gov/residents/water/water-conservation/education-and-resources/landscaping-and-irrigation-workshops

Avondale's free landscape workshop: Mantenimiento de plantas – la técnica de podar arboles y arbustos
2019-04-25 18:00 - 20:00
Spanish speaking class:
Se descutira como desarollar una eficiente metodología de poda y aprender una apropriada técnica para cortar las ramas de arboles y arbustos.

Mesa's free landscape workshop: Desert Adaptive Plants & Foraging
2019-04-20 13:00 - 15:00 | 18
Master Gardener, Laura Ward, will discuss how to plant and care for desert adapted ground covers, shrubs, and trees in your yard for year-round color and low water use. She will also talk about foraging for native desert edibles, either in your yard or growing in the wild.

PHXWaterSmart's free landscape workshop: Rain Gardens
2019-04-18 18:30 - 19:30
City of Phoenix Water Customers: Learn how to design an earth-friendly yard using simple earthworks and low-water-use plants
To register for this free workshop, please visit phoenix.gov/wrc. Walk-ins are accepted as long as space permits.

Tempe's free landscape workshop: Plants for Birds (and People)
2019-04-13 14:00 - 15:30
As part of the Sustainable Landscape Workshops: Plants for Birds (and People): Learn why native plants are critical to birds and people and how to select the right plant for the right place. Discover Audubon’s new searchable database and unlock the potential of your yard to be beautiful, low maintenance, and bird friendly! Instructor: Cathy Wise, Education Director with Audubon. Saturday, April 13, 2019 from 2pm-3:30pm at the Tempe Public Library.
