Sprinklers, Downspouts, and Creeks
This workshop provided discussions and demonstrations of strategies for conserving water and managing stormwater runoff from homes and gardens that reduce detrimental impacts to the hydrology and water quality of nearby streams and rivers. Click on the links in the agenda below to access available handouts from the workshop.
| David Lewis, UC Cooperative Extension | Welcome and introduction |
| Megan Stromberg, WRA, Inc. | Watersheds, water use, and stormwater |
| Brian Michelsen, Sonoma County Water Agency | Your water, its source, and its journey to and from your home |
| Loren Oki, UC Plant Sciences Department | Plant selection and irrigation to conserve water and reduce runoff |
| Darren Haver, UC Cooperative Extension | Landscape features that reduce runoff |
| Alexandra Kicenik Devarenne, Consultant and Educator | The garden in balance: Reducing pesticide use with nature's help |
| Brian Murphy, Urban Farmer | Irrigation timing and equipment |
| Pete Stibich, Water Components | Erosion control, irrigation, and water capture materials |
| Tom Martin and Bill Currie, Shamrock Materials | Permeable pavers and concrete |
| Frederique Lavoipierre, SSU Sustainable Landscape Program | Environmental Technology Center garden and landscape tour |
| Daniel Saunders, SSU ETC Student Coordinator | Environmental Technology Center construction and results tour |
| Julie Bright, SSU Biology Department | Tour of Copeland Creek restoration |