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Water Wise Landscaping
As Idaho recovers from an extended, near decade-long drought, Idaho Rivers United is taking the lead in educating the public on the need to conserve water. Water is Idaho's most precious resource, and Idahoans are beginning to wake up to the fact that action is needed to conserve our limited supply. As part of the solution, Idaho Rivers United is educating Idaho residents about the long-term need to use less water when landscaping their property.
Why Conserving Water Makes Sense
- As our population grows, we place increasing strain on our available water supply. Many home owners continue to plant bluegrass (a water-needy grass seed) and pour water onto their lawns throughout the summer.
- Using less water during the summer months can save homeowners and businesses money. In the United Water service area, for instance, water rates go up during summer months.
- Conservation can stop, or slow, the need to build costly and environmentally destructive new storage dams. Some are already talking about additional storage dams in the Boise River drainage to meet future demand.
- Using less water at home can help protect river health, which depends on adequate flows, especially during the winter and spring seasons.
- If we don't seriously start conserving water now, the special benefits of our rivers may be gone tomorrow.
Idaho Wise Water Gardening Information, Landscaping and Plants
Conservation Seeding & Restoration, Inc
Steven Paulsen
506 Center Street West
Kimberly, ID 83341
208.423.4835
Desert Design and Xeriscape Gardens
5011 Wylie Lane
Boise, ID 83703
208.331.2388
Draggin Wing Farm
Water Thrifty Plants for Idaho
5211 Hill Road
Boise, ID 83703
208.345.4199
Earthly Delights Sustainable Landscaping
208.284.3712
Native & Xeric Plants LLC
8625 Bill Burns Road
Emmett, ID 83617
208.365.43331
Paul Pegorsch
Landscape Design
208.841.5245
Sage Land Design LLC
PO Box 2246
Boise, ID 83701
208.345.6112
Habiscapes
Michael Wiegand
208.859.3643
Idaho Native Plant Society
PO Box 9451
Boise, ID 83707
Buffalo-Berry Farm
51 East Lake Fork Road
McCall, ID 83638
208.634.3062 |
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