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New Year’s Water
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The New Year is often a time many of us set New Year’s Resolutions. So, what are your goals this year? Let us set you up for success with these five popular goals and ways to incorporate water conservation into your daily life.

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Yard Transformation

What is Mulch and Why Does it Matter?

When it comes to water-wise landscaping, mulch is a key factor as it helps transform your yard into a beautiful and water-efficient space. Not only is it a great way to add a pop of color, it’s one of the easiest and most advantageous water-saving techniques available!

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Conservation Tips

Back to School Water Education Resources

Making water saving a way of life begins with our youngest Californians. Save Our Water wants to help Californians of all ages save water for 
our state.

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Monarch Butterfly on flowers
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Family of 4 preparing dinner
Embracing Water Conservation this Holiday Season
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Choosing Water-Wise Blooms for your Valentine’s Day Bouquet
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Spruce Up Your Garden with Water-Wise Plants!
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Planning for Fall Planting
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Gloved hands spreading mulch in yard
What is Mulch & Why Does it Matter?

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Sacramento Resident Transforms Backyard
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Gardener digs up the soil with a little shovel around the pink flowers. View above.
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Choosing Water-Wise Blooms for your Valentine’s Day Bouquet

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Conserving the Way to the Perfect Pint

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Spruce Up Your Garden with Water-Wise Plants!

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Embracing Water Conservation this Holiday Season

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Sustaining Your Water-Wise Yard…Effortlessly!

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Planning for Fall Planting

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What is Mulch & Why Does it Matter?

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Save Our Water Introduces New Rebate Finder Tool and Resources Page to Help Californians Transform Their Yards

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6 Tips for the Big Game from California’s Water Saving Playbook

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LA Master Gardeners Teach How to Save Water with DIY Yard Transformations

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Sacramento Resident Transforms Backyard

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Choosing Water-Wise Blooms for your Valentine’s Day Bouquet

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Conserving the Way to the Perfect Pint

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Spruce Up Your Garden with Water-Wise Plants!

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Embracing Water Conservation this Holiday Season

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Sustaining Your Water-Wise Yard…Effortlessly!

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Planning for Fall Planting

Yard Transformation
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What is Mulch & Why Does it Matter?

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Save Our Water Introduces New Rebate Finder Tool and Resources Page to Help Californians Transform Their Yards

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6 Tips for the Big Game from California’s Water Saving Playbook

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Join Save Our Water at the Fair

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Save Our Water Joins City of Sacramento’s ‘Waterwise Garden Showcase’

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LA Master Gardeners Teach How to Save Water with DIY Yard Transformations

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Rebate Program Helps Families Transform Their Home

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Endless Options for a Summer Refresh

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Save Our Water Campaign Launches Innovative Partnership to Bring Together Local Water Agencies, the State and Business to Educate Fairgoers on Outdoor Water Conservation

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Bakersfield Mayor & Save Our Water Highlight California Water Service & Bakersfield HOA Partnership; Project Expected to Save 1.34 Million Gallons of Water

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Local Girls Scouts Discover the Wonders of Water and Making Water Conservation a Way of Life

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State and Local Officials Inspire Residents to Beautify Yards with Low-Water Landscapes

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Save Our Water and Quick Quack Car Wash Highlight Urgent Need for Water Conservation Amidst Extreme Drought

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23rd Annual Día de Los Muertos Festival Reminds Angelenos of the Beauty in Drought-Tolerant Flowers

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State and Local Leaders Spotlight Water-Wise Lawn Transformation Ahead of Anticipated Fourth Dry Year

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Save Our Water Partners with Sacramento River Cats to Encourage Fans to Reduce Water Use

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Sacramento Republic FC and Save Our Water Release PSA Highlighting Importance of Tree Care During Extreme Drought

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Dash to make a splash: A digital worksheet for educators

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Conservation Leaders Stress Collective Action to Save Water in Silicon Valley

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) crew leader Kate Erly (left) answers questions from Riverview Middle School students. Scientists and staff from California Department of Water Resources and USFWS step away from their daily activities and into the heart of the Delta. As part of a multi-agency collaboration for the Interagency Ecological Program (IEP)

Back to School Water Education Resources for Students, Teachers, Caregivers

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Protect Your Home From Wildfires and Conserve Water During California’s Drought

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Save Our Water Partners with Urban Forest Groups to Highlight Importance of Tree Care This Summer

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Save Our Water ‘Kicks-off’ Partnership with Sacramento Republic FC to Preserve Trees During Extreme Drought

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California and Let’s Pool Together Team Up on Water Conservation

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Save Our Water Teams Up with ScottsMiracle-Gro and Bonnie Plants to Help Combat Drought

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Lawn Be Gone: Achieve Big Water Savings by Ditching the Grass

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Sheet Mulching: The low-cost way to turn your lawn into a water-smart garden

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Sheet Mulching — Break Up with Your Lawn

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How Do You Know If You Are Saving Water? Check your Water Footprint!

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The Best Trees for California Yards: Top 10 Water-Wise Trees

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6 Simple Ways to Save California’s Water for Earth Week

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Getting Started with a California Native Plant Garden

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April Survey Finds Little Snow Following Record Dry Months, Increasing Urgent Need to Save Our Water

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State and Local Leaders Make Call for Increased Conservation as Drought Worsens

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Here Are the Tips You Need to Prepare Your Yard for Summer

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DWR Awards $180M to Communities Statewide for Urban and Multibenefit Drought Relief Projects

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Save Our Water Marks Fix a Leak Week with Helpful Tips on How to Spot and Repair Leaks

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5 Steps to Saving Water During Fix a Leak Week

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What is Hardscaping? 4 Reasons It’s Easy to Do

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6 Tips from California’s Water Saving Playbook ahead of the Big Game

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How You Can Save Money and Make Your Home More Water Efficient in 2022

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Help #SaveOurWater One TikTok at a Time

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Rainfall is Here: Don’t Forget to Turn Off Your Sprinklers

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8 Simple Water Savings Tips to Share With Family Members During the Holidays

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San Francisco 49ers join the effort to Save Our Water

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Planting in a Drought: Here’s Three Simple Steps to Fall Planting

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Rain is Here but Another Dry Winter Predicted: It’s Time to Save Water

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DWR Contributes $16 Million to Support Desalination Research, Improved Energy Efficiency

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DWR Awards $28 Million in Small Community Drought Relief Funding

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Simple, Daily Habits to Help You Save Water

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Five ways to save water around the yard this summer

This drone photograph shows the completed temporary emergency drought barrier for the West False River in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in Contra Costa County. The 750-foot-wide rock barrier will help deter the tidal push of saltwater from San Francisco Bay into the central Delta. Photo taken July 13

DWR Completes Installation of Emergency Salinity Drought Barrier

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Helping Your Trees Survive the Drought​

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A Dry Wrap-Up to the Wet Season

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Statewide Snowpack Well Below Normal as Wet Season Winds Down

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Save Water with Backyard Composting

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Water Year 2021: The Suspense Continues

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Water Year 2021: How Are We Doing?

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Will This Winter Be Wet or Dry? DWR Leads Innovative Effort to Advance Forecasting Research

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5 Ways to Save Water (and Money) by Rainwater Harvesting

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December 2020 Snow Survey

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5 Simple Ways to Save Water During the Holidays

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Improving an Existing Sprinkler System

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Install a New Sprinkler System

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Why Garden with California Native Plants: Tips from DWR Landscape Architect Cassandra Musto

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