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Welcome To
2010 Wine and Dine
Event
“To Protect and Preserve the Region’s Watersheds and Marine Habitats Through
Education, Advocacy, Restoration, Research, and Enforcement”
*Our ultimate vision is to develop solutions
to ensure clean waterways, harbors and coastal watersas well as a safe, consistent and adequate water
supply.
Restoration Rese
arch
Advocacy
Education Enforc
ement
*In addition to Orange County Coastkeeper’s
efforts to preserve coastal habitat and
uphold water quality standards, our latest goal is to promote native and
sustainable landscaping…
* Orange County CoastkeeperGardens!
Opening Day – July 2010
*“Increase the public’s awareness of the importance of landscape water use efficiency and inspire them to
action.” -California Urban Water Conservation Council (2005)
*Our vision is that Garden visitors will adopt a new gardening culture.
Opening Day at Opening Day at the Gardensthe Gardens
*Promote self-sufficiency with regard to materials and maintenance
* Increase public access to open space and gathering places
* Increase urban canopy cover and ecological habitats
* Reconnect residents to our native habitats
*Create new standards for aesthetic and landscape management in parks and urban landscapes.
* Preserve our Natural HeritageThe Gardens will increase public awareness on the
importance of preserving our native habitats by representing them in a public garden. It is our hope
that garden visitors will encourage their public leaders to use public space to preserve our natural
heritage.
*Promote Drought Tolerant LandscapingCoastkeeper Gardens will offer practical landscaping advice on how residents and
public agencies can significantly reduce their water use.
* Reduce Urban RunoffInefficient landscape water use generates urban
runoff that pollutes our waterways and coastal areas. Volunteers and visitors to the Garden will
learn how their current behaviors could be negatively impacting our coast and corrective
actions that can be taken to improve the environment.
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