Turf’s
Up!
Written
by SurfWriter Girls Sunny Magdaug and Patti Kishel
Cowabunga!
In water-starved California the new greeting is “Turf’s
Up!”
With the state experiencing a severe drought many
residents are replacing their water-thirsty lawns with low-water usage,
eco-friendly, native landscapes.
The Municipal
Water District of Orange County will even pay you to swap out your grass
for cacti and other drought-tolerant plants.
Through the MWDOC’s Turf Removal program home owners are paid $2 (or more) per square foot of grass
that is removed.
The Water District said that applications to participate
in the Turf Removal program jumped from 10 homes per month in 2014 to currently
150 homes per month.
So, why not get on board? You’ll be reducing your water
usage and helping the environment, too.
Water runoff from lawns (with its fertilizers and
pesticides) is one of the main pollutants in our waterways and oceans.
To find out more about the Turf Removal program, contact
the Water District.
And, when you’re ready to put in your new landscape...
the
non-profit Surfrider Foundation’s
Huntington/Seal Beach Chapter can show you how to create an Ocean
Friendly Garden that’s beautiful to look at and beautiful for
California.
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Sunny
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