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Water-Efficient Landscaping Classes

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Redwood City and the Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency (BAWSCA) present free Water Efficient Landscape Classes for the community. There are over 30 great classes offered throughout the peninsula, south bay, and east bay, with four of them in Redwood City. For more info, see the following link: www.redwoodcity.org/publicworks/water/LandscapingClasses.html

“Water Efficient Drip Irrigation”

Saturday, April 14, from 9 am – Noon

Redwood City Public Works Services, 1400 Broadway

Learn about basic drip irrigation design and installation, choosing the right components, watering techniques, and system maintenance for your landscaping.

 

“Course: Hardscape Design”

Saturday, April 28, from 8 am – Noon

(Repeated May 19)

Lyngso Garden Materials, 19 Seaport Blvd., Redwood City

Learn about permeable surfaces and their water conserving benefits. Find out how to design and install pathways and patios using decomposed granite, gravel, flagstone and pavers.

 

 

Registration is required – go to www.bawsca.org/classes or call (650) 349-3000.

There are lots of other Spring 2012 Water Efficient Landscaping Classes – register now! Go to the BAWSCA website for the complete list of classes and workshops.

These classes offer interesting and useful classroom lectures and hands-on workshops across a wide range of water efficient landscaping practices for your yard, including sustainable landscaping, use of California native and drought tolerant plants, creating healthy soil, understanding water conservation, alternatives to lawn, habitat gardening, edible landscaping, parent/child gardening workshop, water efficient irrigation practices, and hardscape design.

The Fear of Flying Clinic

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“Are You Uncomfortable Flying?”

The Fear of Flying Clinic is private non-profit public service corporation, who, for the past thirty-five years has helped thousands of clients, from California to New York become more comfortable flying.

The classes are held at San Francisco International Airport. We are staffed by volunteers from the airlines, maintenance bases, Federal Aviation Association and past clients. We offer two types of programs each year. One is a four-day, held on two weekends, with an optional flight on the last day and the other one is a one-day workshop without the flight.

The Fear of Flying Clinic is hosting a two weekend clinic starting on Saturday, March 17th, continuing on the 18th, again on the 24th with the optional flight on March 25th. This Clinic has helped thousands of our Clients get more comfortable flying. The cost of the clinic is $595.00 not including the optional flight. We feel that the decision to fly should be up to each client. We do offer a $50.00 discount if signed up by February 25th. The classes are held at San Francisco International Airport from 9 AM to 5 PM. Pre registration is required. For more information or to register go to FOFC.com or call 650-341-1595

Take a Class in Community Emergency Response Training

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Come join us for this interactive and informative class and learn how to take better care of yourself, your family, your loved ones and neighbors when a disaster does happen. Floods, wildfires, mudslides, earthquake, airline crash, terrorism, disasters come in all forms and severity, are unpredictable and cause disruptions to emergency services.

A large scale disaster can easily overwhelm local emergency response resources, Police Officers, Firefighters and Emergency Medical Services. The CERT program will provide citizens with basic training in disaster survival and rescue skills to help reduce loss and protect property during the most critical timeframe, until emergency responders can arrive.

During the C.E.R.T. course, students will receive training in emergency preparedness, fire suppression, medical operations, light search and rescue, disaster psychology, team organization and terrorism. Upon full course completion students will receive a Certificate of Completion. Classes fill up fast, don’t miss this critical training. For additional information or to register, please contact Christy Adonis, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator- serving Redwood City and San Carlos at 802-4300, or by email at

CLASSES BEGIN FEBRUARY 2012

  • Wednesday, February 8th 6:30pm to 9:00pm
  • Saturday, February, 11th 9:00am to 4:30pm
  • Saturday, February, 25th 9:00am to 4:30pm

AGE: 18 +
COST: FREE
INSTRUCTORS: Fire Department staff and CERT Volunteers
LOCATION: San Carlos Fire Station 13, 525 Laurel St., San Carlos

— Redwood City Fire Department & San Carlos Fire Department

Water Efficient Landscape Classes

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The City of Redwood City and the Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency (BAWSCA) are presenting a series of FREE Water Efficient Landscape Classes for the community. There are over 20 classes offered throughout the peninsula, south bay, and east bay, with two of them in Redwood City. Attend one, attend all, or any number you’d like!

These classes offer interesting and useful classroom lectures and/or hands-on workshops across a wide range of water efficient landscaping practices for your yard, including sustainable landscaping, use of California native and drought tolerant plants, creating healthy soil, understanding water conservation, alternatives to lawn, habitat gardening, edible landscaping, parent/child gardening workshop, water efficient irrigation practices, and hardscape design.

 

The two Redwood City workshops are:

  • “Hardscape Design” – Saturday, September 17th, 2011, 9 am to noon. Participants will learn about permeable surfaces and their water conserving benefits. This hands-on workshop will teach how to design and install pathways and patios using decomposed granite, gravel, flagstone and pavers. Instruction provided by Lyngso Garden Materials. Location: Lyngso Garden Materials, 19 Seaport Boulevard.
  • “Graywater for Landscape Irrigation” – Saturday, October 22, 9 am to noon. Graywater is water from the shower, clothes washer and bathroom sink that is re-used for landscape irrigation. Participants will find out how graywater systems might work for their households. Instruction provided by Deva Luna. Location: Redwood City Public Works Services, 1400 Broadway

 

Registration is required – call (650) 349-3000 or email . For more information about water conservation in Redwood City, visit www.redwoodcity.org/conservation

There are lots of other great water efficient landscape workshops and classes scheduled through October – the complete schedule and much more information on water wise gardening for your home is online at http://bawsca.org/water-conservation/residential-water-conservation-programs/residential-outdoor/.

Sustainable Gardening Lecture Series

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Lectures, free and open to the public, are held from 7pm to 9pm at the San Mateo Garden Center, 605 Parkside Way (just off Alameda de las Pulgas, 5 blocks south of Hwy 92).  For more information, call 650-599-1498.

2/18 (Thu) — Seasonal Sustainable Gardening:  Vegetables/Ornamentals
4/7 (Wed) — Seasonal Sustainable Gardening:  Utilizing Compost Biology
5/6 (Thu) — Vermicomposting Extravaganza:  Lecture & Demo
7/15 (Thu) — Planning & Understanding Drought Tolerant Gardening
8/11 (Wed) —  Seasonal Sustainable Gardening:  Winter Veggie Garden Prep
9/21 (Tue) — Alternatives to Landscape Waste & Pollution:  Rethinking Lawns
10/6 (Wed) — Sustainable Gardening Foundation:  Compost & The Soil Foodweb
11/16 (Tue) — Guest Speaker, tba

2010 Master Composter Program

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Interested in learning all about composting and sharing that knowledge with others?  Sign up with San Mateo County Recycleworks for this year’s Master Composter program.  Classes meet from 2 pm to 5 pm on Saturdays at the College of San Mateo beginning on Saturday, March 6 and ending on June 5 (no class on April 3).

The course is open to residents of San Mateo county and the ‘cost’ of the course for participants is volunteering 50 hours in educational outreach to the community.  For more information, go to http://recycleworks.org/compost/mcprgrm.html or contact Jacqueline Rosine, Program Coordinator, at 650-599-1498.