May 18, 2024

MCWD Volunteers Beautify Vets Center on Earth Day

Employees Team Up to Help Veterans

In honor of Earth Day 2024, the Marina Coast Water District spent a day beautifying the Veterans Transition Center of California in Marina. Breaking into teams early morning, employees weeded flower beds, mowed tall grass, and trimmed overgrown shrubs and trees from existing landscape adjacent to Imjin Road. Staff then used a tractor to remove invasive ice plant, and throughout the afternoon dug out weeds between cracks and crevices all around the building.

After clean up, staff took pride in Earth Day mission accomplished: preparing Marina Veterans Center for new planting.

Conserve Water with Successful Drip Irrigation

Learn to Direct Every Drop Where it's Needed Most

Webinar: Tues, May 21, 6:00 – 7:15 PM

You are invited to a Drip Irrigation Fundamentals free ZOOM webinar. Drip is more efficient than spray, yet poor practices are the number one reason plants fail. Want to save your landscape? Join us to learn about:

1. Key considerations when designing a system
2. Tips to insure a properly installed system
3. Maintenance practices for smooth functioning
4. Typical problems and how to avoid them

The classes are free but advance registration is required.

District Supports Conservation at Marina Garden Tour

Save Water and Costs with Rebates and Incentives

The Marina Coast Water District hosted a Conservation booth at the recent Marina Garden Tour where attendees viewed a variety of native garden designs. Our Conservation Specialist explained about outdoor water efficiency with low-water-use plants and the landscape rebates and incentive programs offered by the District.

Eight home gardens were on display where viewers learned how Central Coast #native_plants save water, time, and money as a natural landscape option. Visitors enjoyed strolling through a straw bale veggie garden, zen-low-water-succulent designs, a pizza oven with outdoor entertainment, and saw examples of native restoration.

For questions about water-saving rebates and incentives, contact our Conservation Dept at (831) 883-5905 or conservation@mcwd.org.

Marina Coast Water District

11 Reservation Road, Marina CA 93933

(831) 384-6131 | mcwd.org