The VC Star reported today (11-9) that Ventura County Supervisor Peter Foy of Simi Valley…
Entries Tagged as 'Water Issues'
Talking about Local Government Pensions for Elected Officials
November 9th, 2011 · No Comments · California, Conejo Valley, Economy, Lake Sherwood, Newbury Park, Oak Park, Thousand Oaks, Triuinfo Sanitation District, Ventura County, Water Issues
Tags: Calfiornia local government health insurance and pensions·Special District Health Insurance·Special District Pensions
Taking Oak Park Water Tank Construction Tour
October 3rd, 2011 · 2 Comments · Conejo Valley, Development, Triuinfo Sanitation District, Ventura County, Water Issues
Mike McReynolds and I took a tour of a water tank construction site on Friday
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Great Garden on Buttonwood
August 19th, 2011 · No Comments · California, Conejo Valley, Green, Oak Park, Water Issues
If you want to replace grass in the front yard with drought resistant plants, this garden on Buttonwood in Oak Park is well worth studying. First, there are a profusion of different plants, including succulents, and second, different materials are incorporated, like pine cones for ground cover and interest. While the California drought is over, [...]
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Return from Sanitation Conference
August 13th, 2011 · No Comments · California, Conejo Valley, Triuinfo Sanitation District, Water Issues
This afternoon, I got back from a California sanitation conference in San Diego. Some interesting ideas were presented, which I will go into later. Just suffice to say, I am glad to be home. What I didn’t like was that it was a challenge to post, because there was only 1 day in 3 that [...]
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Formalized Waterwise Garden
July 7th, 2011 · No Comments · Conejo Valley, Green, Oak Park, Outdoors, Water Issues
Here is a formal approach to waterwise planting in a front yard. Areas of different plantings are divided by bender boards and stand out with different mulches. It will be interesting to observe this on Tamarind in Oak Park. I want to see how it matures and fills in.
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A Lovely Front Yard
July 6th, 2011 · No Comments · Conejo Valley, Green, Oak Park, Water Issues
Another Oak Park home, this time on Buttonwood, has beautiful plantings in the front yard with no grass. I am getting waterwise ideas…are you?
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Cactus Garden
July 5th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Conejo Valley, Green, Oak Park, Outdoors, Water Issues
This week, I want to focus on alternative gardens that look good and reduce the need for watering. On my walks I have seen a variety of attractive plantings…anything from a waterwise parking strip planting, to a whole front yard makeover, to special focus gardens. The photo today shows a cactus and succulent special garden in [...]
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Checking Sprinklers the First of Every Month
July 3rd, 2011 · No Comments · Conejo Valley, Green, Ventura County, Water Issues
On my walks, it has occurred to me how much water is wasted by inappropriate or broken sprinkler heads. The deal is, it is easy to forget or put off, checking on home irrigation systems, and I forget to check like everyone else. How about making the first of every month the time to turn [...]
