Landscaping Tip Of The Month: Diy: Replace Sprinklers With Drip Irrigation
Overhead sprayers are useful for watering grass lawns, but they are inefficient for other types of landscaping. We’ve all seen what happens when sprinklers are running on a windy day – the water goes everywhere it shouldn’t, and some of the spray evaporates before it hits the ground. […]
Agency Spotlight: Myoma Dunes Mutual Water Company
Myoma Dunes Mutual Water Company (MDMWC) is celebrating its 70th anniversary, having provided clean and reliable drinking water to its customers for seven decades. MDMWC is a small mutual water company serving approximately 2,500 residents in Bermuda Dunes (formally called Myoma Dunes) since 1953 and later a portion of the La Quinta area since 2005. The community is served from five company owned water wells located in the same service area. […]
Plant Of The Month: Date Palm (Phoenix Dactylifera)
Date palms are native to the deserts of North Africa and the Middle East, where they grow naturally around oases. Archaeological evidence indicates fruits of the date palm were grown by ancient civilizations over 6,000 years ago, making dates one the earliest fruits cultivated by agrarian society. […]
Careers In Water: Information Technology
This month’s career is in the field of Information Technology. Information Technology (IT) professionals are responsible for helping organizations maintain their digital infrastructure and for providing troubleshooting assistance to employees. They are in demand to help others keep up with technological advances and security procedures. […]
Alternatives To Overseeding Your Lawn This Fall
If you have a grass lawn, you may be familiar with “overseeding.” This is the process of scalping summer grass, laying new seed, and watering until a fresh green lawn takes over. However, this is not a common practice in other areas, so why do we do it in the Coachella Valley? […]
Agency Spotlight: Mission Springs Water District
Mission Springs Water District’s mission is to provide, protect, and preserve our most valuable resource – water. We are proud to serve our award-winning water to our customers in Desert Hot Springs and the surrounding areas. […]
