City Water Conservation Program - Golden Landscapes!

[Julia Cline]

The City of Corvallis water conservation program is excited to announce the second year of the Golden Landscapes program, a program focused on reducing lawn watering during the summer.

What is the Golden Landscapes program?

This program encourages residential homeowners in the City of Corvallis to reduce lawn watering and let their lawns go dormant during the summer months. Participants who pledge to adopt a Golden Landscape will receive a free yard sign to show their support for water conservation. At the end of the summer, after completing a short survey on the program, they will be entered for a chance to win $25.

Why should you sign up?

·         Save water: Help preserve our community’s water supply.

·         Support sustainability: Be part of an initiative that positively impacts the environment.

·         Be recognized: Show your neighborhood your commitment to a more sustainable future.

Research shows that homeowners who typically irrigate their lawns apply, on average, about twice as much water as their lawns need. What’s more, scientists at OSU’s Turf Research Farm have found that lawns don’t need as much water as they can use, and that reducing irrigation to provide only about 80% of a lawn’s water demand does not affect turf quality at all. This program is focused on reducing lawn watering – participants can still water veggies/flowers/shrubs/trees etc!

Please check out the Golden Landscapes webpage or email Julia...@corvallisoregon.gov for more information!