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Drought Tolerant Gardening
UC Master Gardeners of Orange County: Event

Drought Tolerant Gardening

Event Date
May 22, 2025

Library Community Room31496 El Camino Real, SJC, 92675 No registration Required  
UC Master Gardeners of Orange County
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UC Master Gardeners of Orange County: Event

Drought Tolerant Gardening Workshop

Event Date
May 17, 2025

Want to learn about ways to make your garden more drought tolerant?   This is a class you won't want to miss.   Participants will learn how to conserve one of our most precious resources, water.   Learn about plants that need little water to survive.  Learn about things that you, the…
UC Master Gardeners of Orange County
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Glassy-winged sharpshooter adult and (out-of-focus) nymph on green lemon twig.

Purchased a Grapevine at Costco in N. CA Recently? Read This!

May 28, 2026
By Karey Windbiel-Rojas
Updated May 29, 2026 at 4:30pmAn invasive insect called the glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS) has been found on grapevine shipments sold at select Costco locations in Northern California between April 21 and May 21, 2026. Note that the timeframe for grapevine plants sold at Costco has been extended to April…
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Pure Water Matters - Your Essential Guide to Drinking Water Quality!: Article

Tap Water Day 2026: What Shapes Trust in Tap Water

May 4, 2026
By Esther N Lofton
Tap Water Day 2026: What Shapes Trust in Tap Water Tap water trust has become an increasingly central concern across the water sector, drawing attention from agencies, educators, and policymakers alike.This growing focus reflects a broader recognition: communities have consistently signaled the need for…
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A composite image showing a mountain watershed and dam, water treatment infrastructure with large pipes, and a control room with monitoring screens, illustrating the journey of water from source through treatment to system operations.
Water Resilience, Climate Change, and Water Systems in California: Article

Drinking Water Week 2026 : From Source to System: A Regional Check on Reliability, Risk, and Responsibility

May 3, 2026
By Esther N Lofton
 Drinking Water Week 2026From Source to System: A Regional Check on Reliability, Risk, and Responsibility.Drinking Water Week, observed May 3 to 9 for this year (2026), is often treated as a public awareness moment. For agencies, engineers, regulators, and policymakers, it should function as a…
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Collage of an outdoor water education activity at the OC Children’s Water Festival. A presenter demonstrates a water filtration system to students seated under a tent, while children raise their hands, complete worksheets, and create a “My Water Promise” board. Close-up images show a layered filtration column and jars of water at different treatment stages. School buses and the outdoor setting are visible. Center text reads “Water Cleaning Investigation: From Dirty to Cleaner Water” with a subtitle about ha
Water Supply Security (WSS): Article

Inspiring Young Water Stewards Through Hands-On Learning at the 2026 OC Children’s Water Festival

April 23, 2026
By Esther N Lofton
Inspiring Young Water Stewards Through Hands-On Learning at the 2026 OC Children’s Water Festival💧 Hands-On Learning in Drinking Water TreatmentApril 15–16, 2026 | Oak Canyon Park, Orange County, California On April 15 and 16, 2026, Oak Canyon Park in Silverado, California, came alive with the energy of…
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