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November-December-January
Workshop
You are invited to a FREE 4-hour workshop sponsored by the City's Environmental Services and Hui Ku Maoli Ola, in partnership with the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) Cooperative Extension Service, GeoTech Solutions and Exacta Sales.
Purpose: Learn how to reduce chemical and nutrient runoff by practicing responsible yard and garden care.
Date: January 15, 2011
Time: 8am-Noon
SCHEDULE/VENUE:
This year's workshop will be held at Hui Ku Maoli Ola, Haiku Road, Kaneohe. Click here for flyer.
- 8-8:30am: Randall Wakumoto, City and County of Honolulu's Storm Water Quality Branch: "Storm Water Management Program"
- 8:30-9am: Iwalani Sato, City and County of Honolulu's Storm Water Quality Branch: "IDEAS to put storm water to work in your yard"
- 9-9:30am: Laurence Kometani, Exacta Sales: Channel Guards For Rain Gutters, Grasspave/Gravelpave for porous paving
- 9:30-10am: Eileen Helmstetter, City and County of Honolulu's Recycling Branch: Mulcing, Composting
- 10-10:30am: Jayme Grzebik, University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources Cooperative Extension Service, Urban Garden Center: Integrated Pest Management, Master Gardener Program
- 10:30-11am: Rick Barboza, Co-owner of Hui Ku Maoli Ola: Native Plants
- 11:15-12noon: Troy Ogasawara, President of GeoTech Solutions: Erosion Control products and demonstration
REGISTRATION: The workshop is FREE; register at www.cleanwaterhonolulu.com, click on contact us, and select register for workshop. Workshop size is limited to 50. For more information, please contact the City’s Storm Water Quality Branch at stormwaterhonolulu@gmail.com, or call 808-768-3300.
DEADLINES: Registration is due by Monday, January 10, 2011.
NOTES: The workshop will be followed by a random drawing for a mulcing mower and native plant sale.
City Mill displays at the check out stand and in the gardening section (Kaneohe Store).
Yards and gardens are fun, great open spaces for relaxing and enhancing our surroundings. However, they can also be a source of polluted runoff containing sediment, yard waste, fertilizer, or pesticides, unless we take some simple steps to protect the quality of water flowing to our streams and coastal wasters through the storm drains.
A yard that protects the quality of runoff is also healthier for families, pets, wildlife and other aspects of our great Hawaiian environment!
Five steps to healthy yards and clean streams:
- Follow the directions on pesticide and fertilizer labels.
Do no over- apply and do not apply if rain is expected within 24 hours.
- Prevent soil erosion on your property by covering bare soil with
vegetation or mulch and covering temporary stockpiles with tarps.
Gather leaves, grass clippings, and yard trimmings for proper disposal or
composting.
- Plant grass, another groundcover, or apply mulch where water
flows off of your property. Plant dense strips of trees, shrubs, and
groundcover next to streams and ditches to stabilize the soil, slow runoff, and filter water. Use native plants where possible.
- Use a soaker hose to prevent excess water from flowing to the gutter
and to storm drains.
- Direct roof downspouts away from pavement to vegetation, mulch,
or gravel to filter and absorb water before it leaves your property.
Learn More
- Healthy Yards and Clean Streams campaign with City Mill, including free Hawaii Backyard Conservation booklets available at select City Mill stores – November, December, January
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