The Aurora City Council has passed a measure that prohibits cool weather grasses on new golf courses and reduces how much grass can be planted around new homes and developments in the city. According ...

Turf grass seen on sports fields, golf courses and landscaping outside large commercial buildings can be very water intensive. But it doesn’t necessarily have to be. The city of Durango and Visit ...

NORTHRIDGE, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Water conservation is a focus across California, but is there a way to keep large fields of grass green when water restrictions are leaving homeowners with dying ...

Native grass restoration begins with clearing fields, like this area soon to be restored to native plants and grasses. Conservation organizations should put your financial support to work on habitat.

Discover the importance of thinning dense native warm-season grasses in conservation plantings to improve diversity. This guide explains methods to reduce tall native warm-season grasses to improve ...

It would be worth the while if in each town there were a committee appointed to see that the beauty of the town received no detriment. —Henry David Thoreau Thoreau’s vision is alive and well in seven ...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A group of 30 agencies that supply water to homes and businesses throughout the western United States has pledged to rip up lots of decorative grass to help keep water in the ...

This is just one of several actions being taken by multiple agencies to reduce water demands on the Colorado River. Reading time 2 minutes A group of agencies that provide water to millions of ...

It was a typical late May day in Washington County — hot, dry, and with not a hint of rain. But something unique was happening last Thursday when a coordinated “Flip Blitz” was underway to remove over ...

With the federal government calling for major cuts in water use to address the historic shortage on the Colorado River, the leaders of 30 agencies that supply cities from the Rocky Mountains to ...

A desert city built on a reputation for excess and indulgence wants to become a model for restraint and conservation with a first-in-the-nation policy banning grass that nobody walks on. Las ...