Water Conservation Program for the High Desert of the Western Mojave Desert

 

 
 

   t      Adopt a valid plant list with accompanying information so that residents will be successful in accomplishing their landscaping goals,

 
 

1.        Continue and even step up discouragement of grass lawns through education and incentives for innovative xeriscaping accomplishments,

 
 

1.        Encourage and offer incentives for nurseries to stock native plants (which few do at the present time)

 
 

1.        Enact an immediate moratorium for nurseries to eliminate their invasive tree and shrub inventories,

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1.        Government entities should construct thematic demonstration gardens in each community as a cooperative effort between government and service clubs (especially high school clubs) to educate citizens about xeriscaping and to provide sensible landscaping ideas  utilizing awards, grants, and competitions,

 
     Adopt an envelope construction policy,
 
 

1.        Broaden landscaping governmental controls to beyond commercial and 2.5 acre properties.

 
 

What citizens can do now ...

 
      Let your elected representatives know that you want action taken on water conservation.  Buying contaminated aqueduct water and putting it into our aquifer is an unsatisfactory solution.

 
      Take it upon yourself to do your own landscaping with native plants.

 
      Encourage friends and neighbors to visit this non-profit web site and inform themselves about our water conservation opportunities.

 
      Get your service club to undertake a water conservation program like:  sponsoring a demonstration theme garden, sponsoring a youth conservation club, have speakers on the subject, etc.

 
      Remind everyone, the High Desert can reduce its water consumption by 70 to 80 percent simply by planting water-wise plants.  This is not Orange County ... it is the desert.  The transition does not have to be painful to anyone.  A gradual implementation of logical landscaping practices will solve the problem, but it will take leadership from our elected officials.  Make this a campaign issue!