City of Davis

Helpful Links

• UC Davis Integrated Pest Management—this site offers a step-by-step process to determine how much to water your lawn based on where you live, your sprinkler's output, and the type of grass you have.
• UC Davis Arboretum All Stars—a database for drought-tolerant plants that thrive in our climate.
• UC Davis Arboretum—Valley-Wise Gardening - sustainable horticulture for california's central valley.
• Water-Use it Wisely!—Here are 100 ways you can help, save money, and use water wisely.
• California Department of Water Resources
  
  California Department of Water Resources Publications
  Association of California Water Agencies and the California Department of Water Resources: Save Our Water
• University of California Cooperative Extension and California Department of Water Resources:  A Guide to Estimating Irrigation Water Needs of Landscape Plantings in California: The Landscape Coefficient Method and WUCOLS III.
• EcoLandscape California
• Regional Water Authority: Rules of Thumb for Water-Wise Gardening
• Yolo County Master Gardeners

For kids:

• The Story of Water
• EPA Water Sense for Kids
• Regional Water Authority
• Water, Use it Wisely!

For Educators:

• Department of Water Resources Water Education Materials for Educators
• EPA Environmental Education Center
• USGA Water Science for Schools
• Water Education Foundation