Local Water Conservation Programs and Resources

Guidelines for Firewise Landscaping
www.ashland.or.us/plants and www.ashlandfirewise.org

Jackson County Master Gardener Association
(541) 776-7371
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/sorec/gardening/mga

Oregon State University Extension Office
(541) 776-7371
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/sorec/

Jackson Soil and Water Conservation District
(541) 776-4270
http://www.jswcd.org

Drought Tolerant Plants (Shooting Star Nursery)
(541) 840-6453
http://roguevalleynursery.com/drought-tolerant-plants.html

Native Plants (Plant Oregon)
(541) 535-3531
http://www.plantoregon.com/Page.asp?NavID=13

Plant Hardiness
(United States Department of Agriculture)
http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/

Siskiyou Native Plant Society
(541) 592-6931 or (541) 897-0421
http://www.npsoregon.org/chapters/si_places.html

Native Plant Society of Oregon
http://www.npsoregon.org/

Ashland Garden Club
www.ashlandorgardenclub.org

Landscape, Irrigation and Outdoor Water Use
(Alliance for Water Efficiency)
http://www.allianceforwaterefficiency.org/Landscape_and_Irrigation_Library_Content_Listing.aspx

Smart Outdoor Practices (WaterSense)
http://www.epa.gov/watersense/outdoor/index.html

Greenscaping
(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/rrr/greenscapes/owners.htm

The Sustainable Sites Initiative
(Landscape for Life)
http://landscapeforlife.org/water/

Lawn Research (OSU Extension Office)
Kenneth Hignsight
(541) 967-8923
www.nexgenresearch.net

Turfgrass Water Conservation Alliance
1-866-987-4110
www.tgwca.org

Noxious Weeds List
(Oregon Department of Agriculture)
http://www.oregon.gov/ODA/PLANT/603_052_1200.shtml

Oregon Landscape Contractors Board
(503) 986-6561
www.lcb.state.or.us