Water Conservation Seminars for Homeowners for Outdoor Water Conservation

Georgia Cooperative Extension Service Water Banner Program

As a part of the Water Banner Program we have 4 topics to offer to County Agents to provide some in-depth training for their homeowners in a “Lunch and Learn” kind of format through Horizon Wimba. By using Horizon Wimba we can reach a large audience and reduce travel for the specialists while having programs available locally.

Each session will be a 30 to 45 minute session depending on each agents’ preference. The formal presentation would last for 30 minutes starting at 12:30. Then at 1:00 there will be time for questions and answers with the Specialist presenting and/or the county agents locally. We will also have some equipment or something to demonstrate that will be provided to each agent to continue the discussions locally if they want to do that (i.e. rain barrel example for rainwater harvesting, drip emitters for the drip irrigation class, etc.).

We are offering each of the 4 topics, two times, on Tuesdays and Thursdays. You may sign up for any combination of dates you would like to participate in, and it is fine if you sign up for only 1 or 2 of the topics. If you would like to bring any of these classes to your county through Horizon/Wimba, please send an e-mail with the dates that you would like to participate to Rose Mary Seymour (rseymour@uga.edu). The deadline for registering for a particular Seminar date is 10 days before the class is held. The topics with their educator, available dates and a short description for each are

April 8 – (Deadlines for a county to register March 28)

Drip Irrigation in Landscapes – Rose Mary Seymour

• What areas and plants are drip irrigation most appropriate for
• Kinds of drip applicators and their pros and cons
• Simple management guidelines

April 10 (Deadlines for a county to register April 1)

Rainwater Harvesting for Landscape Irrigation – Frank Henning

• Basics of constructing your own rain barrel
• Making the most of the rain barrel water
• Maintenance and mosquitoes
• Components of a larger rain harvesting system

April 22 (Deadline for a county to register April 12)

Landscape Design and Maintenance for Water Conservation - Bob Westerfield

• Design considerations to make a landscape more water conserving
• Planting trees and other plants properly to maximize water use efficiency of plants
• Good soil preparation
• Maintenance BMPs to keep the landscape water conserving and healthy

April 24 – (Deadlines for a county to register April 14)

Rainwater Harvesting for Landscape Irrigation – Frank Henning

• Basics of constructing your own rain barrel
• Making the most of the rain barrel water
• Maintenance and mosquitoes

May 6 – (Deadline for a county to register April 25)

Landscape Design and Maintenance for Water Conservation - Bob Westerfield

• Design considerations to make a landscape more water conserving
• Planting trees and other plants properly to maximize water use efficiency of plants
• Good soil preparation
• Maintenance BMPs to keep the landscape water conserving and healthy

May 8 – (Deadline for a county to register April 28)

Basic Irrigation Principles of Operation – Rose Mary Seymour

• Focused on sprinkler type systems
• Management and maintenance issues with automated permanent irrigation systems including
• Brief overview of some of the newer irrigation control technologies

May 22 – (Deadlines for a county to register May 11)

Drip Irrigation in Landscapes – Rose Mary Seymour

• What areas and plants are drip irrigation most appropriate for
• Kinds of drip applicators and their pros and cons
• Simple management guidelines