Tag: drought
Drought Tolerance Necessitates Root Dispersion
UNITED STATES—Fads certainly complicate gardening. Most are merely marketing tactics. Most are bogus. Many even contradict their justifications! For example, most new, trendy and...
SF Declares Water Shortage Emergency
SAN FRANCISCO—On November 23, the Mayor of San Francisco and the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) declared a water shortage emergency and approved...
Sonoma Well Owners Asked To Reduce Water Use
SAN FRANCISCO—The Valley of the Moon Water District has asked all well owners and users to reduce water use by 20% due to extreme...
Recent Rainfall Helps California Drought
SAN FRANCISCO—Recent storms in California have caused damage throughout the state and in San Francisco. The rainfall has been filling reservoirs all across the...
When It Rains It Pours
UNITED STATES—For those who do not remember ancient history, this wet stuff that fell from the sky recently is known as “rain." It used...
Ugliest Lawn In SF Begins Makeover
SAN FRANCISCO—In May, the yard at the corner of Moraga Street and 41st Avenue belonging to Wilson Ng, 32, and his wife Neva Nguyen,...
San Francisco Water Rights Cut
SAN FRANCISCO—On Friday, June 26, the State Water Resources Control Board issued orders cutting San Francisco’s water rights at Hetch Hetchy Reservoir.
The order was...
San Francisco Ordered To Cut Back Water
SAN FRANCISCO—The State Water Resources Control Board has ordered San Francisco to cut back the portion of the river water it routinely takes from the...
Drought Improves Quality Of Beach Water
SAN FRANCISCO—It has been a record year of improvement for Bay Area beaches, according to the Beach Report Card Survey conducted by Heal the...
Know The Time To Conserve Water
UNITED STATES—In the wild, plants take water when it comes as rain. Native plants and plants that are from similar climates might be happy...