It's WorldWaterDay, and California is calling on communities to swap out their grass lawns for more native plants as a worsening drought enters its third year of drought.
It's World Water Day, and California is calling on communities to swap out their grass lawns for more native plants as the state enters its third year of a worsening drought.for Wildflowers & Native Plants in Sun Valley Monday, California Secretary of Natural Resources Wade Crowfoot asked residents to make the landscaping shift now.
Californians use more than half their water on outdoor irrigation, Crowfoot said. Landscaping with native plants is key to conserving water. "If we can do that,” he said, “we're going to significantly reduce the water that we use across Los Angeles and greater Southern California…. Because after all, we don't know when this drought will end."
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