All SoCal Gas Courses
Free
Intermediate
Ecosystem Design: Strategic Investment in Landscapes
Discover how choices made in landscape design can shape not …
Free
Ecosystem Design: Strategic Investment in Landscapes
What you'll learn
Understanding of syntropy and its benefits in landscape design
Benefits of ‘systems’ thinking
Role of biodiversity in creating climate resilient landscapes
Key ways to invest when installing a landscape
Value added design
Multiplier effect of community benefits
Free
Intermediate
Trees, Growing an Urban Forest
This class explores the critical role trees play in creating …
Free
Trees, Growing an Urban Forest
What you'll learn
• Role of trees in the health of the urban community
• How trees communicate and collaborate in the landscape
• Tips for proper planting and maintaining the urban forest
• Irrigation strategies for efficiently watering trees
Free
Intermediate
Total Irrigation Run Time (SoCal Gas Landscape Series)
This session progresses from determining Plant Water Requirements, Plant Available …
Free
Total Irrigation Run Time (SoCal Gas Landscape Series)
What you'll learn
Plant Water Requirements, Plant Available Water, and Precipitation Rates
Distribution Uniformity of irrigation systems
Establishing an irrigation schedule
Managing the irrigation controller to adjust to real conditions on the ground and in a drought
Free
Intermediate
Conventional Gardens: the Unconventional Watershed Wise Landscape
Sponsored by SoCalGas, this webinar focuses on how we can …
Free
Conventional Gardens: the Unconventional Watershed Wise Landscape
What you'll learn
Using key management practices to improve and maintain the health of a landscape
Caring for traditional ornamental plants such as roses, boxwood, camellias
Creating a more drought tolerant polyculture lawn
Managing limited irrigation as efficiently as possible
Protecting trees and shrubs in times of drought
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
After the Fires, Reviving a Landscape – SoCalGas
Once the fires are out and the rubble cleared away, …
Free
After the Fires, Reviving a Landscape – SoCalGas
What you'll learn
Why ‘wildland urban interface’ fires have become more urban
What happens to the land after a conflagration
Rebuilding a more fire-resistant landscape: commercial and residential
The importance of maintaining a good soil moisture balance
Taking budget into consideration
