Donald L. Dear West Basin Headquarters Redefines Commercial Landscaping

Posted on 04. Jul, 2012 by in Donald L. Dear West Basin Headquarters, G3 Blog, G3 Community, G3 Design Studio, G3 Partners, Los Angeles/South Bay, Surfrider Foundation, Surfrider's Ocean Friendly Gardens, Watershed Friendly Gardens, West Basin MWD

The Donald L. Dear West Basin MWD Headquarters in Carson, CA is redefining commercial and public landscaping in Southern California.  This Ocean Friendly Demonstration Garden is populated entirely with California native and climate-appropriate plants, irrigated with drip irrigation, and maintained in a natural form.  West Basin employees have expressed delight with the way the plants [...]

Expo-nential Importance of LA Native Landscapes

Posted on 22. Jun, 2012 by in Build Habitat, Donald L. Dear West Basin Headquarters, G3 Blog, G3 Community, G3 Partners, Green Infrastructure, Los Angeles/South Bay, Surfrider Foundation, Watershed Notes, Watershed Wise Landscape

As an activist you know you’re making progress when people are willing to share their opinions with you.  It’s when they respond with a blank stare that you realize you’re probably slightly ahead of the curve, and have more outreach and education to do around your issue.   Thus, it was with great excitement that [...]

West Basin MWD Carson Headquarters Ocean Friendly Garden Complete

Posted on 12. Oct, 2011 by in Build Habitat, Donald L. Dear West Basin Headquarters, G3 Blog, G3 Community, G3 Design Studio, Los Angeles/South Bay, Surfrider's Ocean Friendly Gardens, Watershed Friendly Gardens, Watershed Notes, Watershed Wise Landscape, West Basin MWD

G3′s Founding Member, Marilee Kuhlmann, put the finishing touches on the West Basin MWD Carson Headquarters Ocean Friendly Garden in collaboration with California licensed landscape contractor, Clark & White Landscape.  The WB Carson HQ Garden was started in July 2010 and only just finished September 2011 because of construction delays surrounding the installation of the [...]

Students Dig Carson Hands-on Workshop

Posted on 25. Sep, 2010 by in Donald L. Dear West Basin Headquarters, G3 Blog, G3 Design Studio, G3 Education, G3 In The News, Homeowner, HOWs, Los Angeles/South Bay, Surfrider's Ocean Friendly Gardens, West Basin MWD

Returning students were fired up at the second of two Ocean Friendly Gardens Classes and Hands-on Workshops earlier this month at the West Basin Municipal Water District office in Carson, CA.  Paul Herzog from Surfrider Foundation and Grace Farwell of South Bay Environmental Services Center assist Gus Meza from West Basin MWD and the G3 [...]