Gardening Green: Sustainable Landscaping, Storm Water Management, And Outdoor Water Conservation Practices

In April of 2017, WSU Whatcom County Extension entered into a contract with City of Bellingham Public Works Division to provide community outreach education about residential landscaping practices with a focus on storm water management and water conservation. WSU Extension’s Gardening Green: Sustainable Landscaping program has been working with community members since 2009. The City of Bellingham and Whatcom County have been partnering with WSU Extension on this endeavor since 2010. Special thanks are given to City of Bellingham Public Works for providing funding to supplement the in-kind contributions from WSU Extension and making this project a reality. Special thanks are also given to WSU staff leads Sue Taylor and Jill Cotton who coordinated and implemented most of the project including Sue Taylor’s authoring of much of this final report with assistance from the Project Director, Sue Blake.