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Acres of greenery should be xeriscaped

April 18, 2011 by Archived posts 5 Comments

By Angelina Garibay |Staff Writer| A walk through the CSUSB campus reveals acres of luxuriant lawns, graceful shade trees and trim shrubbery. It is a beautiful campus. But, all this beauty comes at a cost in water resources. Tony Simpson, the senior director of facilities, says that at least 50 percent of the water used for irrigation comes from CSUSB’s own well. The grounds keepers do their magic with conservation in mind.  Simpson explained that they aerate the 100 acres of lawns on a rotating basis to keep them healthy, because a healthy lawn will use less water. However, the rest of us in the state are not so water conservation conscious. No one can deny that water usage … [Read more...] about Acres of greenery should be xeriscaped

Filed Under: Opinions Tagged With: Conservation, Ed Begley Jr., green, Landscaping 101, Lawn, Roosevelt, Water, Xeriscape

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