It’s something many, if not most, drivers have experienced: you slip out of your driveway or parking space only to discover you left behind spots of slick, shiny motor oil. That greasy, discolored spot isn’t pretty to look at and it means your engine needs some TLC. But it’s also an environmental hazard: should a […]
While our official rainy season wrapped up on April 15, Mother Nature doesn’t always get the memo. There’s always a chance for spring showers and with an El Niño forecasted for the upcoming 2026–27 rainy season, there’s no better time than right now to make sure your rain barrel is prepped and ready to do […]
Earth Day falls just about a month after the Vernal Equinox, meaning that we’re still squarely in the Spring Cleaning season. By pairing Earth Month with Spring cleaning, we can start to see how small changes connect to a larger web of earth-forward decisions we can make each and every day. Since the hardest part […]
April showers bring May flowers. As we set our sights on May, the streets of LA are looking pretty spectacular. From decades-old transplants to even-older natives, LA is filled with colorful blooms this time of year. Even in the middle of the city, nature can’t help but shine, and taking the time to appreciate the […]
The days are getting a little longer, which means that spring planting season is here! It’s the ideal moment to make water-wise choices that’ll pay dividends all year long. What to Plant This Spring Spring is the ideal time to start a number of favorite legumes and veggies in the ground. The University of California […]
The sun is staying out later, the jasmine vines and jacarandas are starting to bloom, and that nagging feeling that you really should go through the hall closet is getting harder to ignore. Welcome to spring cleaning season, Angelenos. But this year, let’s clean up the garden, too, while keeping things eco-friendly. Small swaps in […]
Teachers have one of the most vitally important roles in our society – they’re educating the next generation, after all! – but they don’t always receive commensurate support. Though we can’t insert more hours in the day, we can help by sharing some virtual and in-person educational resources related to stormwater, sustainability, and conservation! Ranging […]
Out with the old, in with the new! February is something of an in-between month, in the best possible way: the revitalizing New Year energy still lingers, mixing with the knowledge that spring is just around the corner. There’s no other month where you can get fired up by the new-calendar-on-the-wall refresh and get bit […]
We love our newsletter subscribers! In 2025, we received a watershed’s worth of submissions as responses to the writing contests included in our general e-newsletter and in the e-blasts we send out periodically to our aquatically-minded audiences: teachers, gardeners, car lovers, and pet parents. To celebrate our subscribers’ creativity, we’d like to share a few […]
As we get started with a new year, we thought it would be a good time to reintroduce the Safe Clean Water Program (SCWP) with answers to five of the most frequently asked questions we receive about the SCWP. Read on to learn more about this vitally important environmental program 1. What is the Safe […]
