We are here to tell the story of water in the landscape, mostly practical, a bit poetic—and 100% necessary. We offer up some possibilities and suggest why we should most carefully consider the element of water.
We ask that you watch and use this video! Share it to get a conversation rolling about how every person, every family, every business, and every institution is connected to water—and what we do with water in our daily lives makes a difference in our communities and our environment.
What you will see is a series of video shorts that are linked together by a network of water users, field experts, and creators and, maybe most importantly, the land and the Sacramento River Watershed that supports us all. The storytelling begins with two residential gardens, then moves on to larger-scale sites in the same region, all related by our local creeks and rivers.
Water, by its very nature, connects.
— Sacramento District President Soleil Tranquilli
Tranquill Gardens
Resources:
Runoff Water and Garden Design
A University of California Research Project
https://ccuh.sf.ucdavis.edu/sites/g/files/dgvnsk1376/files/inline-files/Runoff%20Garden%20and%20Water%20Design%20brochure%20-restricted.pdf
Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District
RegionalSan The Bufferlands
https://www.regionalsan.com/bufferlands
Elk Grove Rain Garden Plaza
https://www.elkgrovecity.org/visitors/about_elk_grove/elk_grove_rain_garden_plaza
35th Avenue Demonstration Garden
City of Sacramento Department of Utilities
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/08dfc4ca4aa641189bdcc970cb1a6cae
See also:
APLD California Takes a Watershed Approach
