Ocean Friendly Gardens
Seattle Surfrider chapter welcomes the new Ocean Friendly Gardens program!
The Ocean Friendly Gardens TM (OFG) Program educates and assists
people in "applying CPR - Conservation, Permeability and Retention -
to their gardens to revive their watersheds and oceans:"
Conservation of (a) water, (b) fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides,
(c) energy (moving & cleaning water use lots of energy), (d) wildlife
habitat and (e) reduced use of gas-powered maintenance machinery (air
pollutants) and yard waste through native or climate-appropriate
plants, spaced with their mature size in mind.
Permeability through healthy, biologically active soil, and utilizing
materials for - or making a cut in - driveways, walkways and patios
that allow water to percolate into the soil.
Retention devices like rain chains, rain barrels and rain gardens
retain water in the soil for the dry seasons or save it to water
veggies, preventing it from running off the property.
Do you want to start a program in your neighborhood? You can! First
read through the OFG activist toolkit and contact Seattle Surfrider
for more info!
Seattle Chapter Ocean Friendly Garden Blog
Surfrider Foundation National Ocean Friendly Garden Information.
Also see Surfrider Foundation's printable (and viewable) 2-page brochure
(8.5" by 14" layout in a 2 MB .pdf file) entitled,
Guide to Gardening for Cleaner Waves and Coasts
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