For Eco-Tip 12-9-18 Are You As Smart As Your Irrigation Controller? By David Goldstein, VCPWA, IWMD For over a decade, local water agencies have offered discounts on “smart irrigation controllers.” I lost my irrigation system in the Thomas Fire and recently replaced the controller with one fully subsidized through Ventura Water. Smart controllers either sense…
For Eco-Tip 12-2-18 Getting Rid of Fire Prone Plants By David Goldstein, VCPWA, IWMD And Jessica Craven Goldstein, University of California Master Gardener If you live near open space, you might consider ridding your landscape of certain fire prone plants. The juniper hedge serving as an icon of suburban living might now be regarded as…
Eco-Tip 11-18-18 Transplanting to avoid yard waste By David Goldstein, VCPWA, IWMD And Jessica Craven Goldstein, University of California Master Gardener When a plant in your garden outgrows its space, you may be tempted to dig it out and discard it. Most homes in Ventura County have a large curbside cart for yard waste, so…
Eco-Tip 11-18-18 Thanksgiving tips By David Goldstein, VCPWA, IWMD Don’t bring dinner to fire stations: If you have plenty of food this Thanksgiving, you may want to express gratitude and avoid waste by sharing with first responders fighting the local fires. However, Kailie Leggett, a Public Information Officer with the coalition of agencies fighting the…
For Eco-Tip 11/04/18 Grocery question changes from “Paper or Plastic?” By David Goldstein, Ventura County Public Works Agency, Water and Sanitation Dept For years, the grocery store checkout query, “Paper or plastic?” raised questions about environmental impact. Now, your choices are to go without a bag, bring your own, or pay 10 cents for a…
Eco-Tip for October 28, 2018 Two Tips for Halloween: Reused costumes and recycling pumpkins By David Goldstein, Ventura County Public Works Agency, IWMD Because Halloween falls on Wednesday this week, many Halloween parties took place yesterday, the Saturday night before Halloween. If you bought a costume for that event, but you do not plan to…
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For Eye on the Environment 10-14-18 Two resolutions intersect energy with water conservation David Goldstein, Ventura County PWA, IWMD Last Tuesday, the Ventura County Board of Supervisors adopted two resolutions related to the environment. One proclaimed October “Energy Awareness Month,” and another proclaimed all of October as “Imagine a Day Without Water” month. The energy…
Eco-Tip for 10-7-18 Avoiding waste from power outages. Part 2: Food By David Goldstein, Ventura County PWA, IWMD Southern California Edison recently sent letters to many customers in Ventura County notifying them of the possibility power may be shut off in high risk areas during times of dangerous fire conditions. Power companies also sometimes notify…
Southern California Edison recently sent letters to many customers in Ventura County notifying them of the possibility power may be shut off in high risk areas during times of dangerous fire conditions. Electronics and food are two major categories of waste resulting from power outages, but this waste can be prevented. Eco-Tip for 9-30-18 Avoiding…