River-Friendly Landscaping is…
an environmentally friendly way of gardening. River-Friendly
Landscaping practices are designed to conserve water, reduce yard
waste, and prevent pollution of our air and local rivers.
Benefits
Benefits to you:
- Saves money by reducing water, fertilizer, and pesticide use
- Requires less maintenance such as mowing and trimming
- Reduces yard waste
- Attracts wonderful birds and butterflies to your garden
Benefits to the community and the environment:
- Saves landfill space
- Reduces air pollution by reducing the amount of yard waste
that is transported to the landfill
- Improves water quality by reducing pollution
Examples
Check out the following for examples of River-Friendly Landscaping:
About Us
The River-Friendly Landscaping Coalition is a collaboration
between public agencies, non-profit organizations, designers,
private landscape architects, and contractors in the Greater
Sacramento Region.
The vision of the coalition is to improve the health of
communities and ecosystems through sustainable landscaping in the
Sacramento Valley and surrounding foothills.
The mission of the River-Friendly Landscaping Coalition is to
provide individuals, businesses, and institutions access to
information, resources, and ideas so that landscapes are designed,
built, and maintained according to the sustainable practices of the
River-Friendly Landscaping principles.
Coalition members:
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