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S. K. RileySKRiley_Author@universeodon.com
2024-10-08

All of these (and more) are now blooming on our front verge – Hello neighbours! 🐝 🐞 🌼

- pink midgem berry, white pigface/iceplant, callistemon candy burst, white African daisy

#BloomScrolling #Florespondence #ZeroScaping #DroughtTolerant #NoLawn #LowMaintenance #Garden #Wildlife #Flowers #Spring #CoastalNSW #Australia

pink midgem berrywhite pigface/iceplantcallistemon candy burstwhite African daisy
💧🌏 Greg CocksGregCocks@techhub.social
2024-07-12

Las Vegas Is Going All In On Its Water Conservation Plan
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smithsonianmag.com/innovation/ <-- shared technical article
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[Las Vegas was never a smart place for a city, a happenstance of cultural, commercial and other social factors, including the legalization of gambling in 1931 with the associated organised crime and now commercial money-making interests driving large growth; climate change and dwindling water resources have only exacerbated that poor location’s various issues – but it is refreshing to see that the city and state officials realise that they were on the proverbial ‘borrowed time’, or in this case: water]
#water #hydrology #waterresources #watersecurity #climatechange #drought #LasVegas #ColoradoRiver #growth #urban #urbandevelopment #sutainability #zeroscaping #waterconservation #Nevada #sustainability #greywater #blackwater #watersaving #urbanplanning #townplanning #regulations #fines #enforcement #legislation #USWest

photo - in contrast: In Phoenix, water from the Central Arizona Project snakes through the city. The aqueduct sends about 1.4 million acre-feet of water 336 miles uphill from the Colorado River to supply roughly half the drinking water for Phoenix and all the drinking water for Tucson.photo - Look closely at the landscaping in this neighborhood on the northeast edge of Las Vegas. You’ll see patches of dry ground, dotted with scrubby desert plants that can survive with little waterphoto - Workers remove grass from Las Vegas lawns. A law passed in 2021 prohibits commercial and multifamily properties from watering non-functional turf (as opposed to useful turf like soccer fields). Residents of single-family homes get a cash incentive for grass removal.photo - Lake Mead—America’s largest reservoir, just outside Las Vegas—had its highest recorded level in July 1983 and its lowest in July 2022. An above-average 2023 snowpack then raised the level, but only temporarily.

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