Chronicle Special Section
How To Save Water
Friday, April 17, 2009
Couple turn home into artificial ecosystem
Peter Fimrite, Chronicle Staff Writer
Early spring rain funneled off the roof of Laura Baker's Berkeley home and flowed into a downspout that connects to a gutter, which directed water into planter boxes containing her prized willow trees. The excess water...
Ditching your lawn? Plan replacement carefully
Mary Ellen Hunt, Special to The Chronicle
Estimates vary, but those lush, green turf grass lawns can account for 50 to 80 percent of a household's yearly water usage - adding up to thousands of gallons of water per acre of lawn. Conserving the copious amounts...
Planet's volunteer stewards honored, get busy
Jane Kay, Chronicle Environment Writer
Every day is Earth Day around San Francisco Bay as thousands of volunteers come out to build trails, pull weeds that clog waterways and pick up trash. Young and old from every neighborhood spread the word about...
Earth Day events in the Bay Area
Today Palo Alto What: San Francisquito Creek restoration. Clean up, plant habitat. Where: San Francisquito Creek When: 9 a.m.-noon Contact: (510) 452-9261 Ext.119, bayevents@savesfbay.org Saturday San Francisco What:...
Green tips
-Take Navy showers. Wet body, turn off water, soap up, rinse off. - Use the dishwasher - it's better than hand washing. But full loads only. - Tip Water plants in the mornings and evenings, not during the heat of the...
