Rain Garden Rebate Programs: A Great Example

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Julie Cook Kitchener Aug 11, 2025 12:40 pm
Hi all,    Many of you work in water conservation or stormwater management, but even if you don’t, you may find this rain garden rebate program interesting. It is a partnership be…

Promoting Naturescaping

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Virginia Bruce Portland Jan 30, 2015 17:15 pm
We are planning a campaign to introduce homeowners and community groups to Naturescaping. I would love to hear suggestions about the best messages to get people interested enough …

Sustainable Gardening/landscaping Initiatives-Surveys or Barriers and Benefits

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Christine Cummings Burnaby Apr 12, 2013 14:52 pm
I am looking for any information on CBSM work regarding Sustainable Gardening and Landscaping initiatives in BC. Specifically, has anyone conducted surveys investigating the need/…

Case Studies/Success Stories Reducing Lawns

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Nancy Lee Mercer Island Apr 4, 2013 12:03 pm
We are looking for success stories in reducing residential lawns, replacing them with native plants and/or trees and shrubs. Anywhere in the world is fine! Thank you in advance…

Focus Group for Urban Forestry Research

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Laura Smith Cumberland Jun 18, 2012 11:39 am
Hello, I'm working with my local city government on a project that aims to increase urban canopy on residential properties. We intend to create and distribute surveys and hold a f…

How Much Water Does Xeriscaping Conserve?

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Lisa Masini Kelowna Oct 25, 2009 15:19 pm
Hi - Does anyone know where I can find measured statistics on how much water xeriscaping actually conserves? I know from experience that it conserves a lot, but the granting agenc…

Research Question: Lawns, Soil Carbon Sequestration, Climate change adaptation and local gov't

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jonathan kevles CA Oct 17, 2008 12:25 pm
I have a research question in regards to the potential for lawns to mitigate climate change and help us adapt to climate change: Depending on the responses to the questions below…

The Guerilla Gardeners

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lbbudd Jul 23, 2008 10:28 am
Greetings Fellow FSBs- I had the opportunity to meet the guerilla gardening group of Los Angeles. Iwas greatly impressed. LA's public landscape ismaintained at a very poor lev…

Xeriscape

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Claudette Lacombe Rockyford Jul 9, 2008 16:57 pm
Hi FSB list. I saw a posting rather recently that talked about how xeriscape sites foster more xeriscape sites, but I should have saved it and now can't find it. Can anyone hel…

GIS Analysis on Xeriscaping?

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Timea Zentai Walnut Creek Jun 28, 2008 14:28 pm
Hello FSBL, I've been researching GIS tools in understanding how innovative behavior spreads (in energy use). I've heard that there is a GIS analysis in the xeriscape communit…

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