Russian River-Friendly Landscaping Resources
Learn more about each principle and past events
Free, Easy-to-Permit Landscape Design Templates for the Fire Rebuild
The Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership has developed eight scalable landscape design templates for the fire rebuild. These free, front yard designs are scalable to fit landscaped areas up to 2,500 square feet, ready-to-permit, and in compliance with local Water Efficient Landscape Ordinances.
Upcoming environmentally-friendly landscaping events and trainings around the watershed:
In addition to the above upcoming webinars, the folks at Daily Acts and the City of Santa Rosa have curated a range of their past webinars. Full recordings are available for you to watch at your convenience.
Daily Acts:
- Wildfires & our Ecology: How can we create defensible space?
- Carbon Gardening 1: Healthy Soils and the Climate
- Carbon Gardening 2: Local Models for Replication
- Diving into Drip Irrigation with Kris Loomis.
- Check out the full archive here
City of Santa Rosa
Landscapes That Protect Our Waterways
Russian River-Friendly Landscaping is a whole systems approach to design, construction, and maintenance of the landscape which supports the integrity of one of California’s richest and most diverse ecosystems: the Russian River watershed! Create and maintain healthy, beautiful, and vibrant landscapes with the following principals:
- Landscape Locally
- Landscape for Less to the Landfill
- Nurture the Soil
- Conserve Water
- Conserve Energy
- Protect Water and Air Quality
- Conserve and Protect Wildlife Habitat
View the Russian River-Friendly Landscape Guidelines (RRFLG) Policy for Demonstration Landscape Signage here.
An Introduction to Carbon Gardening
River-Friendly Practices for the Landscape Professional
The Russian River-Friendly Landscape Guidelines is a comprehensive toolbox of principles and practices for landscape professionals in the Russian River watershed. Download the PDF by clicking on the image to the right.
The Guidelines were created for landscape professionals in the Russian River region by RRWA in 2010 with permission and assistance from StopWaste.org in Alameda County. The Guidelines are a Russian River version of the Bay-Friendly Landscape Guidelines, originally published by StopWaste.org in 2003.
Qualified Landscape Professionals
At this time, the Russian River-Friendly Landscape Guidelines program does not offer a certification for professionals in the Russian River watershed. However, Bay-Friendly Qualified Professionals who conduct business within the Russian River Watershed may list themselves as Russian River-Friendly Qualified. View past Russian River-Friendly Landscaping trainings in the RRFLG Resource Library by clicking the link at the top of the page.