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Permaculture Design : Community Strategies

Event Date
Aug 10, 2024

Join us on any 2nd Saturday of each month to learn Permaculture at RCRCD. You may attend any classes or workshops that interest you and accumulate hours towards your Permaculture Design Certificate while you earn continuing education hours for UCCE Master Gardeners.
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Backyard Fruit Growing Workshop & Scion Exchange at RCRCD

Event Date
Feb 1, 2025

Free "Backyard Fruit Growing" Workshop & Scion Exchange at RCRCD Learn about fruiting vines and how and why to make your own fruit cocktail tree from the California Rare Fruit Growers at this informative workshop! After the workshop, from 11:45 to 1:45, there will be a scion exchange.
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Home Gardening Basics- West County- session 1

Event Date
Sep 14, 2024

HOME GARDENING 101: Planning and Planting for Success Session 1: Saturday, Sept 14 The Basics: Soils, Mulches, Compost, Tools, Safety, Water, Irrigation Session 2: Saturday, Sept 21 What to Plant: Landscape Plants, Kitchen Garden, Wildfire Season Session 3: Saturday, Sept 28 What Else: Garden Design...
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Permaculture Design : Conservation

Event Date
Jul 13, 2024

Join us on any 2nd Saturday of each month to learn Permaculture at RCRCD. You may attend any classes or workshops that interest you and accumulate hours towards your Permaculture Design Certificate while you earn continuing education hours for UCCE Master Gardeners.
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Free "Rainwater Harvesting" Workshop at SCIC

Event Date
Jan 25, 2025

Free"Rainwater Harvesting" Workshop at SCIC Join Christine Lampe, Riverside County Master Gardener, and learn how to capture free fresh water from the sky by creating a barrel system that collects and stores rainwater when you need it! See attached flyer for more information.
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Permaculture Design : Homestead Design

Event Date
Jun 8, 2024

Join us on any 2nd Saturday of each month to learn Permaculture at RCRCD. You may attend any classes or workshops that interest you and accumulate hours towards your Permaculture Design Certificate while you earn continuing education hours for UCCE Master Gardeners.
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September 2025

September 30, 2025
In this issue…BEST WATER AND NITROGEN MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN DRIP-IRRIGATED DESERT LETTUCE AUGUST WEATHER-INDUCED DISEASE-LIKE SYMPTOMS IN COTTON: BOLL ROT, LEAF SPOTS, AND BRONZING SURVEY IDENTIFIED ELEVATED BERMUDAGRASS STEM MAGGOT ADULT PRESENCE AND DAMAGE IN BERMUDAGRASS FIELDS IN THE IMPERIAL…
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History of Water Plan
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Advancing California’s Water Future: Implementation Pathways & Local Case Studies Under the California Water Plan 2023

September 23, 2025
By Esther N Lofton, Laura E Garza Diaz, Laljeet S Sangha
 California’s water systems are at a pivotal moment. The pressures of climate change, population growth, aging infrastructure, and persistent inequities in water access are converging to create unprecedented challenges. At the same time, the state is moving forward with an ambitious, integrated vision…
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Los diseños y beneficios de los materiales permeables
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Materiales Permeables: Un Enfoque Sostenible para las Aguas Pluviales

July 28, 2025
By Daniel Gonzalez, Esther N Lofton, Erik C Porse
 Las superficies impermeables, como el hormigón o el asfalto, han permitido el desarrollo urbano a gran escala en todo el sur de California al proporcionar cimientos estables para las estructuras de los edificios, facilitar el movimiento eficiente de peatones y vehículos, y transportar rápidamente el…
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