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Gardening Tips: Saving Rainwater Lecture
San Mateo County Offices Branch Libraries, 1 Library Ave, Millbrae, CA | Get Directions »
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Learn how to minimize your landscape and garden watering by tapping into “new” water sources, such as graywater and rainwater harvesting. Learn the components necessary to install a simple laundry-to-landscape graywater irrigation project and the requirements for a rainwater harvesting system. Sample calculations and conversions will help you determine how much water you can collect and use for your garden. Using stored rainwater and graywater conserves water and energy, and may help to lower your water bills. Capturing rainwater also reduces water run-off of pollutants from entering our waterways.
Instructor: Sherri Osaka is a licensed landscape architect and owner of Sustainable Landscape Designs, a Bay Friendly Qualified designer, a director of the local California Native Plant Society, co-founder of the Sustainable Landscape Round Table group, and life-long organic gardener.
People must R.S.V.P. by calling (650) 259-2339.
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| Where | San Mateo County Offices Branch Libraries 1 Library Ave, Millbrae, CA 94030 |
| Next on | This event is over. |
| Time | 7:00 pm–9:00 pm |
| Price | $0 |
More About San Mateo County Offices Branch Libraries
The Millbrae Library is part of the San Mateo County library system. The 27,000-square-foot building was remodeled in November 2004 after voters approved a $10.6 million bond in 2001. The building receives lots of natural light and has comfortable reading areas.
There are 62 computers, and reservations are recommended during peak hours, M-F 3-6 p.m. and weekends.
The library also houses two study rooms that fit up to 8 people, and can be booked one hour at a time on a first come first serve basis.
There is also a Homework Center (M,T,TH 3-6 p.m. and W 2-6 p.m), where staff and volunteers assists students with most academic subjects. The center has four computers and a printer.
Check the San Mateo Library blog for upcoming events!
Other events here
- Bilingual Storytime Chinese/English Weekly on Thursdays, 10:30 am
- Babies and Books Storytime Weekly on Fridays, 9:30 am
- Fridays At Four Cafe Weekly on Fridays, 4:00 pm
- Drop-in Chess at the Library Weekly on Mondays, 6:00 pm–8:00 pm
- FREE Music Together Demo Millbrae Library May 15, 2012 / May 22, 2012 / May 29, 2012 / June 5, 2012, 9:30 am–10:15 am
- Pajama Storytime Weekly on Tuesdays, 7:00 pm
- Toddler Story Time Weekly on Wednesdays, 10:30 am
- T3 Weekly on Wednesdays, 3:00 pm
- Millbrae Library Adult Program: Native Plant Gardening for Year-Round Interest Wed, May 23, 7:00 pm–8:00 pm
- Millbrae Library Adult Program I Am Not Myself: Masks and Masquerade Thu, May 24, 1:00 pm–2:00 pm
