All Continuing Education Courses
Free
Intermediate
Rainwater Harvesting – An Advanced Discussion
During California’s 2022-23 rainy season, it received 73 trillion gallons …
Free
Rainwater Harvesting – An Advanced Discussion
What you'll learn
Review of passive rainwater capture in soil
Considerations for grading properly in urban areas
Hillside rain capture
Working with cisterns
Free
Intermediate
Water Budgeting in Times of Drought_SoCalGas
When it comes to managing our water resources, conservation and …
Free
Water Budgeting in Times of Drought_SoCalGas
What you'll learn
Become thoroughly comfortable discussing Hydrozoning, Plant Water Requirements, and Landscape Water Requirements.
Re-imagine the landscape as we make Conservation a Way of Life.
Incorporate strategies such as very low water requirement planting palettes, changing from spray to drip irrigation, running sections of the landscape on rainwater alone, and creating permeable hardscape that doubles as water-catchment areas.
Free
Intermediate
Firescaping: Reducing the Vulnerability
In a time of increased climate whiplash, we have seen …
Free
Firescaping: Reducing the Vulnerability
What you'll learn
History and background of fire in urban/wildland interface areas
Determine key points of a property’s vulnerability
Understand the importance of maintaining a good soil moisture balance
Review landscape maintenance practices for protection
Plan a fire-resistant residence/landscape interface
Design a fire-resistant landscape using the Watershed Approach
Understand the additional complexities of hillside fires
Select a plant palette that minimizes the spread of fire
Additional discussion about landscape mulches and fire
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Intermediate
The People Plant Connection – Nature and Human Health
We have always known that being in Nature worked wonders …
$10.00$30.00
The People Plant Connection – Nature and Human Health
What you'll learn
There is an essential connection between humans and nature.
Find out why being in nature is not only important but vital to our health
Learn about the effects of nature on the physical environment
How does nature affect our social engagement and interaction
Discover the ways Nature is the ultimate remedy to stress and anxiety
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Intermediate
Create Abundant Gardens With Graywater
Graywater is “lightly used” domestic wastewater generated in households or …
$10.00$30.00
Create Abundant Gardens With Graywater
What you'll learn
Introduction to the various elements of simple graywater systems
Considerations in deciding whether graywater is an appropriate water source in your landscape
Siting and sizing mulch basins
Design and implement a laundry-to-landscape system
Special considerations for plants irrigated with graywater
Maintenance and troubleshooting
Free
Intermediate
From the Ground Up! Summit
The From the Ground Up! Soil and Water Resiliency for …
Free
From the Ground Up! Summit
What you'll learn
How enlightened policy centered on healthy living soil and keeping in mind the impacts on future generations can support the implementation of nature-based solutions to create climate-resilient landscapes, enhance biodiversity, reverse aridification, mitigate flooding and erosion, and restore water cycles in urban environments.
We imagine resilient cities that are water and soil secure, with Watershed Wise landscapes, designed, built and managed by confident property owners and certified professionals who understand the connection each yard has to healing the global environment.
